Megamonodontium
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Megamonodontium Temporal range: Miocene
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Barychelidae |
Genus: | †Megamonodontium McCurry et al., 2024 |
Species: | †M. mccluskyi
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Binomial name | |
†Megamonodontium mccluskyi McCurry et al., 2024
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Megamonodontium mccluskyi (Mygalomorphae: Barychelidae) is an extinct species of spider from the Miocene (16–11 million years ago).[1][2][3] Its fossil was discovered in June 2020 in New South Wales, Australia, at McGraths Flat fossil site, by Dr Simon McClusky.[4][5] It is the first fossil of the Barychelidae family ever found.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ McCurry, Matthew R; Frese, Michael; Raven, Robert (2024-04-01). "A large brush-footed trapdoor spider (Mygalomorphae: Barychelidae) from the Miocene of Australia". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 200 (4): 1026–1033. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad100. ISSN 0024-4082.
- ^ Koop, Fermin (October 3, 2023). "Scientists discover well-preserved giant spider fossil that's absolutely massive". ZME Science.
- ^ "Exquisite spider fossils from Australia offer clues to their evolution". New Scientist.
- ^ Museum, Australian. "Large fossil spider found in Australia". phys.org.
- ^ "Astonishing 15-Million-Year-Old Spider Fossil Is The Second Largest Ever Found". IFLScience. September 22, 2023.
- ^ "Exceptionally well-preserved 'giant' spider fossil found in Australia". The Independent. September 25, 2023.