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A fossil spider from the Cretaceous of Korea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2016

Paul A. Selden ,
Kye-Soo Nam ,
Soo Hyun Kim  and
Hyun Joo Kim
Paul A. Selden
Affiliation:
Paleontological Institute and Department of Geology, University of Kansas, Lindley Hall, 1475 Jayhawk Boulevard, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA, Department of Palaeontology, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
Kye-Soo Nam
Affiliation:
Daejeon Science High School, Gwahak-ro 30, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-338, South Korea,
Soo Hyun Kim
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 430 Lincoln Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1381, USA,
Hyun Joo Kim
Affiliation:
Faculty of Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences and Korea Dinosaur Research Center, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Korea,
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Abstract

A fossil spider from the Cretaceous Jinju Formation of Korea is redescribed as Korearachne jinju, n. gen. n. sp. Previous description of this specimen, the only known fossil spider from Korea, was inadequate, and here we present a more detailed interpretation and illustration of the specimen. The fossil spider is preserved alongside juvenile albuiform fish, Diptera and possible crustaceans, which suggests a mass mortality event. Familial identification of the spider is impossible, but it probably belongs to a guild of wandering spiders, possibly lycosoids.

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 86 , Issue 1 , January 2012 , pp. 1 - 6
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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