I do science with fossils, X-rays and computers @UoM_EES, @OfficialUoM. No longer here. Found at @russell@ecoevo.social and @russellgarwood.bsky.social
For #FossilFriday, meet a ~305 million-year-old spider, Protolycosa suazoi! this gorgeous creature was discovered at a Brick Quarry in Bernalillo, New Mexico. We can be confident of the fact that this is a true spider, as its preserved bits include appendages for spinning silk.