Researchers discovered a 500-million-year-old fossil containing a tiny claw that revealed Megachelicerax cousteaui, the oldest known spider relative. This finding pushes back the origins of spiders by 20 million years and shows key spider and horsesh
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This tiny claw in a 500-million-year-old fossil just rewrote the origin of spiders
500 Million Years Old fossil age
20 Million Years origin pushed back
Megachelicerax Cousteaui species discovered