Science Daily·3 min read·medium
518-million-year-old creature reveals the origins of spider fangs
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Scientists have identified 518-million-year-old fossils of a marine creature called Urokodia that contain the evolutionary precursors to spider fangs. This discovery helps map the early development of chelicerate appendages.
Scientists have discovered the earliest known evidence of the structures that eventually became spider fangs in a fossil dating back 518 million years. The finding was made by researchers from Yunnan University and the University of Leicester.
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