The oldest lagonomegopid spider, a new species in Lower Cretaceous amber from Álava, Spain

The oldest lagonomegopid spider, a new species in Lower Cretaceous amber from Álava, Spain

The new species Burlagonomegops alavensis (Araneae: Lagonomegopidae) is described from Lower Cretaceous (Aptian) amber from Álava (Basque Country), Spain. This is the first fossil spider to be described from this deposit and extends the known geological range of this family by approximately 15–20 Ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: D. PENNEY
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Geociències Barcelona (Geo3BCN), Institut de Diagnosi Ambiental i Estudis de l'Aigua (IDAEA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) 2006-01-01
Series:Geologica Acta
Subjects:
Arachnida
Araneae
Lagonomegopidae
Paleontology
Taxonomy.
Online Access:https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/GEOACTA/article/view/1882

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