Carboniferous arachnid Eophrynus prestvicii

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Russell Garwood
Imperial College, London, UK

A 3D reconstruction of the 312 million year old arachnid Eophrynus prestvicii, from a CT scan of the fossil. Arachnids such as this - members of the Trigonotarbida - were amongst the first terrestrial predators.

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