Megamonodontium

Megamonodontium
Temporal range: Miocene
Holotype specimen (AM F.145559)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Barychelidae
Genus: †
McCurry et al., 2023
Species:
†M. mccluskyi
Binomial name
†Megamonodontium mccluskyi
McCurry et al., 2023

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

  1. ^ McCurry, Matthew R; Frese, Michael; Raven, Robert (2023-09-15). "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.
  2. ^ Koop, Fermin (October 3, 2023). "Scientists discover well-preserved giant spider fossil that's absolutely massive". ZME Science.
  3. ^ "Exquisite spider fossils from Australia offer clues to their evolution". New Scientist.
  4. ^ Museum, Australian. "Large fossil spider found in Australia". phys.org.
  5. ^ "Astonishing 15-Million-Year-Old Spider Fossil Is The Second Largest Ever Found". IFLScience. September 22, 2023.
  6. ^ "Exceptionally well-preserved 'giant' spider fossil found in Australia". The Independent. September 25, 2023.


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