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Astonishing spider fossil discovered in Myanmar
100-million-year-old fossilized spider attack
Scientists have discovered a rare fossil of a spider, featuring the animal hunting a wasp during the dinosaur age.
The finding as the first fossil ever discovered of a spider attack, was found in the Hukawng Valley of Myanmar and dates back to Early Cretaceous period between 97 to 110 million years ago.
Researchers suggest that both the attacking spider...
Dakosaurus: Giant vacuum cleaner of Early Cretaceous seas
Paleontologists from the UK found out more about the lifestyle of the masters of the Early Cretaceous seas – marine crocodiles from Metriorhynchidae family. It turns out they hunted in the same way as the contemporary killer whale, by tossing a victim in the air and tearing it apart. However, some of them sucked their prey in like giant vacuum cleaners.
The history of marine life of the Mesozoic...