"Giant" Trapdoor Spider Fossil Unearthed in Australia

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The spider is believed to have roamed the lush rainforests (Credit: Australian Museum)

Australian researchers recently unveiled an exceptionally well-preserved fossil of an ancient spider. The arachnid roamed the continent between 16 million and 11 million years ago. Megamonodontium mccluskyi was unearthed at the McGraths Flat in New South Wales. Once covered with lush rainforests, the site has an abundance of insect and plant fossils that existed during the Miocene era. Many are new to science.

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