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University of Arizona: Tiny Fossil Suggests Spiders and Their Relatives Originated in the Sea
July 23, 2025
TUCSON, Arizona, July 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release:

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Tiny fossil suggests spiders and their relatives originated in the sea

A new analysis of an exquisitely preserved fossil that lived half a billion years ago suggests that arachnids - spiders and their close kin - evolved in the ocean, challenging the widely held belief that their diversification happened only after their common ancestor had conquered the . . .

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