Spider Fossil Preserved Surprisingly Well After 165 Million Years
wired.com:
Scientists have unearthed an almost perfectly preserved spider fossil in China dating back to the middle Jurassic era, 165 million years ago. The fossilized spiders, Eoplectreurys gertschi, are older than the only two other specimens known by around 120 million years.
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First Posted: 04/11/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 04:30 PM ET