A fossil pirate spider (Araneae, Mimetidae) is documented in amber from the Eocene Cambay Formation of India. It represents the first described spider from this deposit and the oldest fossil record of the family, extending its known geological range by approximately 3–8 million years from the previously oldest fossils in Eocene Baltic amber. It also represents the first Gondwanan geological locality for fossil mimetids. Despite the application of X-ray computed tomography to the study of this inclusion, the state of preservation of the juvenile spider did not permit identification beyond family level.
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1 November 2012
The Oldest Fossil Pirate Spider (Araneae: Mimetidae), in Uppermost Eocene Indian Amber, Imaged Using X-ray Computed Tomography
David Penney,
Andrew McNeil,
David I. Green,
Robert Bradley,
Philip J. Withers,
Richard F. Preziosi
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Arachnology
Vol. 15 • No. 9
November 2012
Vol. 15 • No. 9
November 2012