"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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  • cece-lia
    cece-lia1년 이상
    I love spiders and I think that they are just so cool.
    • cece-lia
      cece-lia1년 이상
      That is just so darn cool.
      • singularity_42
        singularity_421년 이상
        Wow! This is surprising! I wonder what other creatures are just hiding in the earth where it is out of sight.
        • madelynn66
          madelynn661년 이상
          I hope they find more skeletons in south wales
          • summer_beach
            summer_beach1년 이상
            That's awsome! I didn't know animals with out bones could be a fossil!
            • slayperpay
              slayperpay1년 이상
              Thats cool but I hate spiders
              • freerangekid
                freerangekid1년 이상
                Oh wow that is crazy I have seen a wolf spider in real life and by the pictures of that trapdoor spider I would say the trapdoor spider is a lot bigger
                • joby0327
                  joby03271년 이상
                  So cool
                  • zanman9876
                    zanman98761년 이상
                    Imagine that in your room, scary!
                    • lolimhilarious
                      lolimhilarious1년 이상
                      I love spiders so this is cool ;)

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