Anthracomartus Temporal range: Westphalian
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Anthracomartus trilobitus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | †Trigonotarbida |
Family: | †Anthracomartidae |
Genus: | †Anthracomartus Karsch, 1882 |
Species[1] | |
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Anthracomartus is an extinct genus of Carboniferous-aged trigonotarbid arachnids. A fossil of the species Anthracomartus hindi (synonym: Cryptomartus hindi) was found to be 23 millimetres (0.91 in) long and 14 millimetres (0.55 in) wide.[2]
Scientists at Imperial College London created a detailed 3D computer model of A. hindi from fossils.[3][2] 3D imaging revealed A. hindi has a flat body and large front limbs, indicating ambush hunting techniques similar to that of modern crab spiders due to the similarities in their anatomical features.[4]