Haptopod arachnid, Micro-CT scan


Computerised Tomography (CT) scan reconstruction of a 312 million year old arachnid fossil. The original Plesiosiro madeleyi represents the only known specimen of the order Haptopoda, an extinct branch of the archnids class. (Colourised)


Size: 3084px × 3285px
Location: The Natural History Museum, London
Photo credit: © Natural History Museum, London / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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