Amber

Description

Fossil spider (Veterator ?extinctus), from the Oligocene to Miocene of Simojovel, Chiapas, Mexico

Museum reference

G.2004.50.1

Collection

Fossils

Object name

Amber

Scientific name(s)

species: Veterator ?extinctus A. Petrunkevitch, 1963 - Spider

Specimen details

Specimen form: Fossil

Materials

Amber

Physical description

Large triangular-shaped nugget of orange Mexican amber with arachnid and associated fossil inclusions

Collection place(s)

Simojovel, Chiapas, Mexico, North America

Exhibitions

• Amazing Amber (10 May 2013 - 08 Sep 2013)
  National Museum of Scotland