Phenomenal Miocene Spider Fossil from Nevada

Spider Fossil

Phylum Arthropoda, Subphylum Chelicerata, Class Arachnida, Order Araneae

Geological Time: Miocene

Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Spider fossil is 9.5 mm (3/8”) in length

Fossil Site: Central Nevada

Fossil Code: PFO336

Price: $325.00 - sold


Spider FossilDescription: It’s hard to imagine something this small and fragile could be preserved so perfectly in stone. The insects are found in paper shale. This shale offers some of the best-preserved insects and plants to be found anywhere in the world. All eight legs and head are well preserved. This is a very rare and highly desirable find, by far the finest yet I have obtained yet from this Nevada site.

Nevada once had a much wetter and more temperate climate back in the Miocene. There were many more lakes in what is now the driest state in the USA. The Sierra uplift dramatically changed the climate and rainfall in the state.

The specimen will be shipped in a 4 1/4 x 3 1/4” glass covered Riker mount.

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