The oldest linyphiid spider, in lower Cretaceous Lebanese amber (Araneae, Linyphiidae, Linyphiinae)

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 487-493

  Penney, David ^a   Selden, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lebanese amber fossil; Linyphiidae; Linyphiinae

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; INVERTEBRATA; LINYPHIIDAE; LINYPHIINAE; PIMOIDAE;

EID: 0036953647     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/0161-8202(2002)030[0487:TOLSIL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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