In:
Journal of Paleontology, Cambridge University Press (CUP), Vol. 93, No. 1 ( 2019-01), p. 98-104
Abstract:
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 Nephila Leach, 1815, but with hesitation because, while its habitus is similar to that genus, it lacks the behavioral synapomorphies that distinguish the genus.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0022-3360
,
1937-2337
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date:
2019
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219113-1
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2047591-3
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13