Scientists in Australia have unearthed the fossil of a new genus of trapdoor spider believed to be anywhere from 11 to 16 ...

Megamonodontium mccluskyi is believed to be the largest fossil spider to be found in Australia. “Not only is it the largest ...

Researchers have discovered a "giant" trapdoor spider fossil that will finally give us a glimpse at how big ancient spiders could be.

It's not just any fossilized spider, either. It's only the fourth spider fossil ever to be found in Australia, and the first, ...

Scientists have discovered the fossil of a large spider, named Megamonodontium mccluskyi, in Australia. This is one of the few spider fossils found in ...

In 2017, paleontologists from the Australian Museum (AM) and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) unearthed the ancient ...

Scientists have found a fossilised giant trapdoor spider in New South Wales, only the fourth specimen of its kind to be found ...

After three years of trying to match the fossil to an existing species, scientists have come up with a new one entirely.

Not surprisingly, Australia was home to giant spiders, even in prehistoric times. Scientists have recently identified the ...

Australian researchers have uncovered their fourth fossilized spider and the world's first fossil of a brush-footed trapdoor ...