Anthracomartus
| Anthracomartus Temporal range: Westphalian | |
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| Anthracomartus trilobitus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | †Trigonotarbida |
| Family: | †Anthracomartidae |
| Genus: | †Anthracomartus Karsch, 1882 |
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Anthracomartus is an extinct genus of Carboniferous-aged trigonotarbid arachnids. A fossil of the species Anthracomartus hindi (synonym: Cryptomartus hindi) was found to be 23 millimetres (0.91 in) long and 14 millimetres (0.55 in) wide.[2]
3-D modeling
Scientists at Imperial College London created a detailed 3D computer model of A. hindi from fossils.[3][2] 3D imaging revealed A. hindi has a flat body and large front limbs, indicating ambush hunting techniques similar to that of modern crab spiders due to the similarities in their anatomical features.[4]
References
- ^ "Anthracomartus". BioLib.
- ^ a b Garwood, R.; Dunlop, J. A.; Sutton, M. D. (2009). "High-fidelity X-ray micro-tomography reconstruction of siderite-hosted Carboniferous arachnids". Biology Letters. 5 (6): 841–844. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2009.0464. PMC 2828000. PMID 19656861.
- ^ "Scary Ancient 'Spiders' Revealed In 3D Models, With New Imaging Technique". ScienceDaily. August 5, 2009.
- ^ Garwood, Rusell; Dunlop, Jason (November 19, 2009). "Morphology and Systematics of Anthracomartidae (ARACHNIDA:TRIGONOTARBIDA)". Palaeontology. 54 (1): 145–161. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2010.01000.x.