A ‘Jackalope’ of an ancient spider fossil deemed a hoax, unmasked as a crayfish
Thursday, December 19, 2019 - 10:50
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Earlier this year, a remarkable new fossil specimen was unearthed in the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of China by area fossil hunters – possibly a huge ancient spider species, as yet unknown to science. The locals sold the fossil to scientists at the Dalian Natural History Museum in Liaoning, China, who published a description of … Continue reading A ‘Jackalope’ of an ancient spider fossil deemed a hoax, unmasked as a crayfish