Oldest known spider's web found in amber
Monday, November 2, 2009 - 09:56
in Paleontology & Archaeology
(PhysOrg.com) -- Pieces of amber containing parts of a spider's web have been found in East Sussex and dated back to the Cretaceous period 140 million years ago, which makes it the oldest spider's web known.
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