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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Vishwam Sankaran

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Exceptionally well preserved giant spider fossil found in australia | History Defined

Australian Museum

Scientists have named and described a new “giant” fossil spider species that lived between 11 and 16 million years ago in what is now modern-day Australia.

The spider was discovered at the McGraths Flat in New South Wales, a popular fossil site known for its iron-rich rock called “goethite”.

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