Douglassarachne acanthopoda a New Species of Carboniferous Arachnid A new species of prehistoric arachnid has been named and described from the famous Mazon Creek fossil site in Illinois, USA.  The new species has been named Douglassarachne acanthopoda.  The fossils are believed to be around 308 million years old.  D. acanthopoda is characterised by its remarkably robust and spiny legs.  Its appearance is strikingly
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