Fossil araneomorph spiders from the Triassic of South Africa and Virginia

Authors
Selden, PA Anderson, JM Anderson, HM Fraser, NC
Citation
Pa. Selden et al., Fossil araneomorph spiders from the Triassic of South Africa and Virginia, J ARACHNOL, 27(2), 1999, pp. 401-414
Citations number
39
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ARACHNOLOGY
ISSN journal
01618202 → ACNP
Volume
27
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
401 - 414
Database
ISI
SICI code
0161-8202(1999)27:2<401:FASFTT>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
New fossil spiders from Triassic rocks of South Africa and Virginia are des cribed. Though lacking synapomorphies of Araneomorphae, certain features su ggest they belong in that infraorder, and possibly in the superfamily Arane oidea. Thus, they represent the oldest known fossil araneomorphs and extend the fossil record of the infraorder by approximately 40 Ma to 225 Ma.