Largest spider fossil found in China

(PhysOrg.com) -- According to Paul Selden, the director of the Paleontological Institute at the University of Kansas, he and his team members have discovered the largest spider fossil. The fossil was discovered within ancient volcanic ash located in Inner Mongolia in the Daohugoa fossil beds. The new spider, named Nephila Jurassica, is around two inches long and dates back to Middle Jurassic around 165 million years ago.

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