The genus contains only one species, Mongolarachne jurassica, described in 2013, which is presently the largest fossilized spider on record. [1] The type species was originally described as Nephila jurassica and placed in the living genus Nephila which contains the …

The Golden Orb Weaver has been named Nephila jurassica and is the largest fossil of a spider ever found. It is roughly the size of the spider’s modern-day descendants, with a body one-inch long and more than half an inch wide, and legs that stretch to 2.5in.

2011年4月28日 · Scientists have discovered what is believed to be the largest spider fossil ever. Alas, those huge, dog-sized arachnids from the movies are but a dream. Found in a layer of volcanic ash in Inner Mongolia, China, Nephila jurassica wasn't all that monstrous, despite being the largest spider fossil ever found. From LiveScience:

2016年1月12日 · Mongolarachne was originally described in‭ ‬2011‭ ‬as Nephila jurassica,‭ ‬a prehistoric species of the Nephila genus of orb weaving spiders that we know today.‭ ‬Nephila jurassica made headlines at the time because it was the largest known spider in the fossil record,‭ ‬though comparable in size to modern golden orb weaver ...

2022年6月14日 · Scientists at the time described the fossil as Nephila jurassica,‭ an ancient species of the Nephila genus of orb weaving spiders that weave 1.5-metre webs of strong, golden silk.

A large female spider, Nephila jurassica, was described from Middle Jurassic strata of north-east China and placed in the modern genus Nephila (family Nephilidae) on the basis of many morphological similarities, but, as with many ancient fossils, ...

Nephila, orb web weavers of golden silk traps up to five feet in diameter that snare bats in tropical regions, have a new relative that lived with the dinosaurs 165 million years ago and named it Nephila jurassica.

2013年12月16日 · When researchers first found the female spider in northern China, they named it Nephila jurassica, putting it in the Nephila genus of golden silk orb-weavers, which still exist today and have...

2011年4月20日 · Five species from Neogene Dominican amber and one from the Eocene of Florissant, CO, USA, have been referred to the extant genus Nephila. Here, we report the largest known fossil spider, Nephila jurassica sp. nov., from Middle Jurassic (approx. 165 Ma) strata of Daohugou, Inner Mongolia, China.

2011年4月19日 · Tufts of hairlike fibers seen on its legs showed this 165-million-year-old arachnid to be the oldest known species of the largest web-weaving spiders alive today — the golden orb-weavers, or...