作者: D. Penney
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关键词: Zoology 、 Aptian 、 Genus 、 Pedipalp 、 Deinopidae 、 Cretaceous 、 Outcrop 、 Sister group 、 Paleontology 、 Geology 、 Uloboridae
摘要: Palaeomicromenneus lebanensis gen. et sp. nov. (Araneae: Deinopidae) is described from Upper Neocomian–basal Lower Aptian (ca. 125–135 Ma) Cretaceous amber the Hammana/Mdeyrij outcrop, Lebanon. This oldest known, and possibly first true fossil, deinopid. The lack of ocular modifications in new fossil genus does not ex− clude it having exhibited same net−casting prey capture behaviour as extant deinopids. Alternatively, this prey−capture may be highly derived whether had evolved by Early cannot determined for sure; early deinopids (as diagnosed pedipalp morphology rather than behaviour) have been orb−web weavers their sister taxon Uloboridae.