Ancient arachnid brought 'back to life': Video recreates 410-million-year-old animal walking
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 18:32
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Scientists have recreated the walking gait of a 410-million-year-old arachnid, one of the first predators on land, based on fossil evidence. The scientists used the fossils -- thin slices of rock showing the animal's cross-section -- to work out the range of motion in the limbs of this ancient, extinct early relative of the spiders.