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A golden orb-weaver spider (Araneae: Nephilidae: Nephila) from the Middle Jurassic of China

Nephila are large, conspicuous weavers of orb webs composed of golden silk, in tropical and subtropical regions. Nephilids have a sparse fossil record, the oldest described hitherto being Cretaraneus vilaltae from the Cretaceous of Spain. Five species from Neogene Dominican amber and one from the Eo...

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Autores principales: Selden, Paul A., Shih, ChungKun, Ren, Dong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3169061/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21508021
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2011.0228