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Three Amber Nuggets with Spiders (3)
3 December 2006, 11:00 PST
Los AngelesSold for US$388.38 inc. premium
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Oligocene
La Toca Mines, Dominican Republic
A collection of 30-million-year-old spiders encased in amber include a large red jumping spider (Salticidae), a fine, diplurid spider and a particularly rare array of 5 spiders which includes a large (1/2in), complete triangle-bodied harvestman spider (Opiliones) and a small complete millipede. Long-legged forms such as the harvestman are rarely found complete. Displayed in a Riker Mount. Nuggets measure 1in, 1in and 1 1/4in, respectively
La Toca Mines, Dominican Republic
A collection of 30-million-year-old spiders encased in amber include a large red jumping spider (Salticidae), a fine, diplurid spider and a particularly rare array of 5 spiders which includes a large (1/2in), complete triangle-bodied harvestman spider (Opiliones) and a small complete millipede. Long-legged forms such as the harvestman are rarely found complete. Displayed in a Riker Mount. Nuggets measure 1in, 1in and 1 1/4in, respectively
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