Ancient Spider With A Tail Is Found In 100-Million-Year Old Amber
Scientists have just discovered a tiny arachnid frozen in 100-million-year-old amber looks just like a spider, except for one thing: its whip-like tail. The amazing fossil fills a critical gap in the arachnid family tree between today's spiders and spider-like arachnids that lived before the dinosaurs, say two international teams of scientists. The creature has been dated back to 100 million years ago, and according to Paul Selden, an arachnid expert from the University of Kansas, the fossil may be “the missing link from older animals and modern spiders.” Also, he said that they don’t know much about the life of this tiny arachnid, but it likely lived in the bark of the resin producing trees.