Rosamygale
Rosamygale is an extinct genus of spiders, with a single described species, Rosamygale grauvogeli.[1] It is the oldest mygalomorph[2] and oldest known tarantula ancestor.[3] It was described by Selden and Gall in 1992.[1][4]
| Rosamygale | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Hexathelidae |
| Genus: | †Rosamygale Selden & Gall, 1992[1] |
| Species: | †R. grauvogeli |
| Binomial name | |
| †Rosamygale grauvogeli Selden & Gall, 1992[1] | |
References
- Dunlop, J.A.; Penney, D. & Jekel, D. (2017), "A summary list of fossil spiders and their relatives, version 19" (PDF), World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 20 July 2017
- Fossil Arachnids Page 120 Jason A. Dunlop, David Penney - 2012
- How Long Things Live Anthony D. Fredericks - 2010
- Selden, Paul A. & Gall, Jean-Claude (1992), "A Triassic mygalomorph spider from the northern Vosges, France", Palaeontology, 35 (1): 211–235, retrieved 20 July 2017
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