Jurassic Sea Spiders
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BBC News was the first to report on three new species of sea spider from the Jurassic-aged fossil beds at La Voulte-sur-Rhône in southern France. Be sure to flip through this slideshow of the specimens: guaranteed to be the most beautifully creepy fossils you’ll see all day.
Further Reading:
Charbonnier, S., Vannier, J., and Riou, B. New sea spiders from the Jurassic La Voulte-sur-Rhône Lagerstätte. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Published online. doi:10.1098/rspb.2007.0848
A hi-res image of three of the fossils is available here.
National Geographic News has the story, as does Afarensis.
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