Oldest Spider Ancestor 500 Million Years Old

Scientists have identified the oldest known ancestor of spiders. A fossil of *Megachelicerax cousteaui* is 500 million years old. This discovery is now recognized as the earliest known chelicerate, a group including spiders, scorpions, whip scorpions, and sea spiders.

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