Scientists have discovered a well-preserved 305 million-year-old arachnid that is "almost a spider" in France. In a new journal article, they say the fossil sheds some light on the origins of ...

The Lagonomegopidae family of spiders is now extinct, but spiders have a long history and first appeared during the Carboniferous period between 359 to 299 million years ago. The fossilized ...

The Carboniferous Period was from 354 to 290 million years ago. During this time, hot and humid conditions covered the northern landmass of Laurussia, while the southern lands were much colder.

This time period took place 359 to 299 million years ago. 3 min read The Carboniferous period, part of the late Paleozoic era, takes its name from large underground coal deposits that date to it ...

Fossil of a spider-like creature was discovered in Illinois’ Mazon Creek after 308 ... The Mazon Creek is especially known for the arachnids home to it during the Carboniferous period, ...

Fossil of a spider-like creature was discovered in Illinois’ Mazon Creek after 308 ... The Mazon Creek is especially known for the arachnids home to it during the Carboniferous period, ...

Amniotes are thought to have diverged from amphibians at the dawn of the Carboniferous period, about 355 million years ago. Mammals would diverge from reptiles and birds only 30 million years later.

So, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that a new species of arachnid–dating back to the late Carboniferous period (about 300 million years ago)–was found by a research team at the Mazon Creek ...

There was a rich landscape of arachnids in the Late Carboniferous period — according to the journal article, "the period may have been a time of generally higher arachnid diversity than today ...