A new fossil spider is described from the early Eocene (Ypresian) Palana Formation (54 to 57 Ma) at the Gurha opencast lignite mine, near Bikaner, western Rajasthan, India. It is the first report of a nonamber fossil spider from India. The fossil is referred to the modern genus NephilaLeach, 1815, but with hesitation because, while its habitus is similar to that genus, it lacks the behavioral synapomorphies that distinguish the genus.
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27 February 2019
An orb-weaver spider (Araneae, Araneidae) from the early Eocene of India
Raman Patel,
Rajendra Singh Rana,
Paul A. Selden
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Journal of Paleontology
Vol. 93 • No. 1
January 2019
Vol. 93 • No. 1
January 2019