No, it isn't an insect, but who is counting legs anyway?
Actually, the folks who just found this fossil are - and a whole lot more. Found in some French amber, this fossil spider could be seen with the eye, but details through the golden blurry sap were more than a little hard to make out. Now through the use of some fancy 3D X-ray technologies, they were able to virtually dissect it, letting all its details shine through!
The article:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071029083230.htm
1 comment:
Well written article.
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