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Scientists Uncover a Prehistoric Spider So Massive, It Might Have Stalked Dinosaurs

Summary by The Daily Galaxy
A peer-reviewed study published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society has documented the discovery of an exceptionally well-preserved fossil of a giant trapdoor spider in New South Wales, Australia. Measuring 23.31 millimeters in body length—about five times larger than modern trapdoor spiders—this extinct species, named Megamonodontium mccluskyi, dates back to the Miocene epoch and offers a rare window into a vanished rainforest envi…
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The Daily Galaxy broke the news in on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
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