Like this 308-year-old fossil, which looks like an 8-legged arachnid.. It’s been named Douglassarachne acanthopoda, and while it does share many characteristics with modern spiders ...

Once upon a time, a prehistoric species of arachnid roamed the Earth in the area we now know as the state of Illinois. The newly discovered arachnid has been named Douglassarachne acanthopada. It ...

A 450-million-year-old fossil of an ancient creature related to the modern-day spider was recovered encased in fool’s gold in upstate New York. The new species is distantly related to arachnids ...

Being over 300 million years old, it’s understandable that the fossil is missing a few details, like clear mouthparts, which could help narrow down an appropriate classification.

Fossil of a spider-like creature was discovered in Illinois’ Mazon Creek after 308 million years. It’s spiny, robust legs make find unique. New arachnid species identified from Illinois fossil ...

Fossil of a spider-like creature was discovered in Illinois’ Mazon Creek after 308 million years. It’s spiny, robust legs make find unique. New arachnid species identified from Illinois fossil ...

Fossil of a spider-like creature was discovered in Illinois’ Mazon Creek after 308 million years. It’s spiny, robust legs make find unique. New arachnid species identified from Illinois fossil ...

Fossil of a spider-like creature was discovered in Illinois’ Mazon Creek after 308 million years. It’s spiny, robust legs make find unique. New arachnid species identified from Illinois fossil ...

Fossil of a spider-like creature was discovered in Illinois’ Mazon Creek after 308 million years. It’s spiny, robust legs make find unique. New arachnid species identified from Illinois fossil ...

— Hannah Wood, NMNH Research Entomologist and Curator of Arachnids. Their fossil record suggests that at one time, the palpimanoids were much more abundant and widespread.

Fossil of a spider-like creature was discovered in Illinois’ Mazon Creek after 308 million years. ... paleontologists were unable to classify the arachnid with any other species.

Fossil of a spider-like creature was discovered in Illinois’ Mazon Creek after 308 million years. ... paleontologists were unable to classify the arachnid with any other species.