A large spider in amber
Amblypygi Looks like a spider but look closer and you see a whiptail scorpion in amber.
This one has a double-tail pseudo-scorpion in amber
This one mite be a spider
Spiders were good caring parents
CHELICERATA (1c, 13o., 67f., 96g., 146sp.)
Arachnida (13o., 67f., 96g., 146sp.)
Amblypygi (1g., 3sp.)
Family incertae sedis
Kronocharon engeli Wunderlich, 2015
Kronocharon longicalcaris Wunderlich, 2015
Kronocharon prendinii Engel & Grimaldi, 2014
Araneae (31f., 69g., 105sp.)
Archaeidae
Burmesarchaea grimaldii (Penney, 2003)
Eomysmauchenius septentrionalis Wunderlich, 2008
Filiauchenius paucidentatus Wunderlich, 2008
Lacunauchenius speciosus Wunderlich, 2008
Lacunauchenius longissipes Wunderlich, 2015
Lacunauchenius pilosus Wunderlich, 2015
Planarchaea kopp Wunderlich, 2015
†Burmascutidae
Burmascutum aenigma Wunderlich, 2008
Corinnidae (=Myrmeciidae)?
Dipluridae
Phyxioschemoides collembola Wunderlich, 2015
†Eopsilodercidae
Eopsiloderces loxosceloides Wunderlich, 2008
Eopsiloderces serenitas Wunderlich, 2015
†Fossilcalcaridae
Fossilcalcar praeteritus Wunderlich, 2015
Hersilidae
Burmesiola cretacea Wunderlich, 2011
Burmesiola daviesi Wunderlich, 2015
Spinasilia dissoluta Wunderlich, 2015
†Lagonomegopidae
Archaelagonops propinquus Wunderlich, 2015
Archaelagonops salticoides Wunderlich, 2012
Archaelagonops scorsum Wunderlich, 2015
Burlagonomegops eskovi Penney, 2005
Cymbiolaganops cymbiocalcar Wunderlich, 2015
Lagonoburmops plumosus Wunderlich, 2012
?Lagonomegops tuber Wunderlich, 2015
Lineaburmops beigeli Wunderlich, 2015
Lineaburmops hirsutipes Wunderlich, 2015
Myanlagonops gracilipes Wunderlich, 2012
Parviburmops brevipalpus Wunderlich, 2015
?Paxillomegops brevipes Wunderlich, 2015
Paxillomegops longipes Wunderlich, 2015
Picturmegops signatus Wunderlich, 2015
Leptonetidae
Palaeoleptoneta calcar Wunderlich, 2012
Liphistidae
Cretaceothele lata Wunderlich, 2015
†Micropalpimanidae
Micropalpimanus poinari Wunderlich, 2008
†Mongolarachnidae
Longissipalpus magnus Wunderlich, 2015
Longissipalpus maior Wunderlich, 2015
Longissipalpus minor Wunderlich, 2015
Pedipalparaneus seldeni Wunderlich, 2015
Mysmenidae?
Nephilidae?
‘Nephila’ burmanica Poinar & Buckley, 2011
Oecobiidae
Retrooecobius chomskyi Wunderlich, 2015
Retrooecobius convexus Wunderlich, 2015
Zamilia aculeopectens Wunderlich, 2015
Zamilia antecessor Wunderlich, 2008
Zamilia quattuormammillae Wunderlich, 2015
Oonopidae
Burmorchestina pulcher Wunderlich, 2008
†Pholcochyroceridae
?Pholcochyrocer baculum Wunderlich, 2012
Pholcochyrocer guttulaeque Wunderlich, 2008
Pholcochyrocer pecten Wunderlich, 2012
Spinicreber antiquus Wunderlich, 2015
Spinipalpus vetus Wunderlich, 2015
†Plumorsolidae
Burmorsolus crassus Wunderlich, 2015
Burmorsolus nonplumosus Wunderlich, 2015
†Praeterleptonetidae
Autotomiana hirsutipes Wunderlich, 2015
Biapophyses beate Wunderlich, 2015
Crassitibia longispina Wunderlich, 2015
Crassitibia tenuimana Wunderlich, 2015
Curvitibia curima Wunderlich, 2015
Groehnianus burmensis Wunderlich, 2015
Hypotheridiosoma falcata Wunderlich, 2015
Hypotheridiosoma paracymbium Wunderlich, 2012
Palaeohygropoda myanmarensis Penney, 2004
Parvispina tibialis Wunderlich, 2011
Praeterleptoneta spinipes Wunderlich, 2008
Spinipalpitibia maior Wunderlich, 2015
Psilodercidae
Leclercera ellenbergeri Wunderlich, 2015
Leclercera longissipes Wunderlich, 2012
Leclercera sexaculeata Wunderlich, 2015
Leclercera spicula Wunderlich, 2012
Proterpsiloderces longisetae Wunderlich, 2015
?Psiloderces filiformis Wunderlich, 2012
†Salticoididae
Burmadictyna clava Wunderlich, 2015
Burmadictyna excavata Wunderlich, 2015
Burmadictyna pectin Wunderlich, 2008
Segestriidae
Denticulsegestria rugosa Wunderlich, 2015
Myansegestria caederens Wunderlich, 2015
Myansegestria engin Wunderlich, 2015
Parvosegestria longitibialis Wunderlich, 2015
Parvosegestria obscura Wunderlich, 2015
Parvosegestria pintgu Wunderlich, 2015
Parvosegestria triplex Wunderlich, 2015
Sparassidae (=Eusparassidae)?
†Spatiatoridae
Spatiator putescens Wunderlich, 2015
Vetiator gracilipes Wunderlich, 2015
Telemidae?
Tetrablemmidae
Bicornoculus levis Wunderlich, 2015
Electroblemma bifida Selden, Zhang & Ren, 2016
?Eogamasomorpha clara Wunderlich, 2015
Eogamasomorpha nubila Wunderlich, 2008
Eoscaphiella ohlhoffi Wunderlich, 2011
Praeterpaculla armatura Wunderlich, 2015
Praeterpaculla biacuta Wunderlich, 2015
Praeterpaculla dissolata Wunderlich, 2015
Praeterpaculla equester Wunderlich, 2015
Praeterpaculla tuberosa Wunderlich, 2015
Saetosoma filiembolus Wunderlich, 2012
Uniscutosoma aberrans Wunderlich, 2015
Tetragnathidae?
Thomisidae?
Theridiosomatidae
Leviunguis bruckschi Wunderlich, 2012
Theridiidae
Cretotheridion inopinatum Wunderlich, 2015
Uloboridae
Bicalamistrum mixtum Wunderlich, 2015
Burmuloborus antefixus Wunderlich, 2015
Burmuloborus parvus Wunderlich, 2008
?Burmuloborus prolongatus Wunderlich, 2015
Microuloborus birmanicus Wunderlich, 2015
Ocululoborus curvatus Wunderlich, 2012
Palaeomiagrammopes vesica Wunderlich, 2008
Paramiagrammopes cretaceus Wunderlich, 2008
Paramiagrammopes longiclypeus Wunderlich, 2015
Paramiagrammopes patellidens Wunderlich, 2015
Family incertae sedis
Furcembolus andersoni Wunderlich, 2008
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