Tag Archive for 'Chimerarachne yingi'

Chimerarachne yingi resembles a spider in having fangs, male pedipalps, four walking legs and silk-producing spinnerets at its rear. However, it also bears a long tail. Image credit: Dinghua Yang.

Remarkable Tailed Arachnid Found in Burmese Amber

Feb 7, 2018 by News Staff

A remarkable tailed arachnid found in the mid-Cretaceous (approximately 100 million years ago) Burmese amber of Myanmar documents a key transition stage...