The Oldest Fossil Pirate Spider (Araneae: Mimetidae), in Uppermost Eocene Indian Amber, Imaged Using X-ray Computed Tomography

David Penney; Andrew McNeil; David I. Green; Robert Bradley; Philip J. Withers; Richard F. Preziosi

doi:10.13156/arac.2012.15.9.299

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David Penney,¹ Andrew McNeil,² David I. Green,³ Robert Bradley,² Philip J. Withers,² Richard F. Preziosi¹

¹Faculty of Life Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT email: david.penney@manchester.ac.uk
²School of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester, Ml 7HS
³Department of Geology, Amgueddfa Cymru—National Museum Wales, Cardiff, CF10 3NP

Abstract

A fossil pirate spider (Araneae, Mimetidae) is documented in amber from the Eocene Cambay Formation of India. It represents the first described spider from this deposit and the oldest fossil record of the family, extending its known geological range by approximately 3–8 million years from the previously oldest fossils in Eocene Baltic amber. It also represents the first Gondwanan geological locality for fossil mimetids. Despite the application of X-ray computed tomography to the study of this inclusion, the state of preservation of the juvenile spider did not permit identification beyond family level.

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David Penney, Andrew McNeil, David I. Green, Robert Bradley, Philip J. Withers, and Richard F. Preziosi "The Oldest Fossil Pirate Spider (Araneae: Mimetidae), in Uppermost Eocene Indian Amber, Imaged Using X-ray Computed Tomography," Arachnology 15(9), 299-302, (1 November 2012). https://doi.org/10.13156/arac.2012.15.9.299

Published: 1 November 2012

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