These Huge Scorpions Patrolled the Seas 460 Million Years Ago Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email This illustration shows two adult sea scorpions that lived during the Ordovician period about 460 million years ago. ( Image credit: Patrick Lynch | Yale University ) Produced by w Hosted by Todd Zwillich Produced by PRI and WNYC