Scientists have found a fossilised giant trapdoor spider in New South Wales, only the fourth specimen of its kind to be found ...

Arthropods belong to an evolutionary branch – the ecdysozoa – that contains about half of all animal species, and the earliest fossil evidence of the group now dates back 550 million years ...

A 450-million-year-old fossil of an ancient relative of spiders has been discovered preserved in 3D by fool's gold. The new species, which is distantly related to arachnids such as scorpions and ...

University of Oxford associate prof Luke Parry called the fossils "spectacularly preserved" A 450-million-year-old fossil of an ancient relative of spiders has been discovered preserved in 3D by ...

A 450-million-year-old fossil of an ancient relative of spiders has been discovered preserved in 3D by fool's gold. The new species, which is distantly related to arachnids such as scorpions and ...

A 450-million-year-old fossil of an ancient creature related to the modern-day spider was recovered encased in fool’s gold in upstate New York. The new species is distantly related to arachnids ...

A team of researchers has identified the earliest known ecdysozoan fossil, which originated from the Precambrian era.

Fool's gold is another name for iron pyrite - a mineral that can appear shiny and golden. It is also very good at preserving fossils. The fossil was discovered at a site in New York State in the US ...

Associate Professor Luke Parry, of the University of Oxford, said: “As well as having their beautiful and striking golden colour, these fossils are spectacularly preserved. “They look as if ...

A newly discovered fossil arthropod dating back 450 million ... distant relative of modern-day horseshoe crabs, scorpions, and spiders. Belonging to the extinct class of predatory arthropods ...