Cryptomartus hindi

Cryptomartus hindi
Cryptomartus hindi
Temporal range: Late Carboniferous]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: †Trigonotarbida
Family: †Anthracomartidae
Genus: †Cryptomartus
Species: C. hindi
Binomial name
Cryptomartus hindi
(Pocock, 1911)

Cryptomartus hindi was a species of trigonotarbid, which is an extinct group of arachnids whose fossil record extends from the late Silurian to the early Permian.

3-D modeling

Scientists at Imperial College London created a detailed 3D computer model of the arachnid from fossils.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090804211128.htm
  2. ^ "High-fidelity X-ray micro-tomography reconstruction of siderite-hosted Carboniferous arachnids". Biology Letters. 5 August 2009. http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2009/07/30/rsbl.2009.0464.abstract. Retrieved 2009-08-08. 


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