Arthromygalidae

Arthromygalidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Mesothelae
Family: Arthromygalidae

The Arthromygalidae are an extinct family of primitive spiders that bore some resemblance to the tarantulas, at its peak in the Carboniferous, some 280 million years ago.

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