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World's 'oldest' spider web found

By T.K. Randall
March 6, 2009 · Comment icon 6 comments

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The world's oldest spider web has been discovered encased in amber, fossil hunters Jamie Hiscocks and his brother Jonathan made the discovery on a beach in East Sussex. The web is thought to be 140 million years old, an Iguanodon jaw bone was also discovered at the location.
Two brothers have discovered what is thought to be the world's oldest recorded spider's web encased in amber on an East Sussex beach. The amber, which was found in Bexhill, was formed about 140 million years ago in the Cretaceous period. Amateur fossil hunter Jamie Hiscocks and his brother Jonathan also found the fossilised remains of an Iguanodon jaw bone on the coastline. The spider web thread is now being studied at Oxford University. "


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Comment icon #1 Posted by aquatus1 16 years ago
I would never have thought that a spiderweb could have been encased in amber.
Comment icon #2 Posted by schizoidwoman 16 years ago
That is absolutely astonishing!
Comment icon #3 Posted by SpIdErCyDe 16 years ago
"Amateur fossil hunter Jamie Hiscocks and his brother Jonathan" If I had that last name, I would beat my parents.
Comment icon #4 Posted by Ghost Ship 16 years ago
The web is bound to have unique properties over the webs being made by todays spiders.
Comment icon #5 Posted by Dezmond 16 years ago
I would never have thought that a spiderweb could have been encased in amber. Let alone in East Sussex. "Amateur fossil hunter Jamie Hiscocks and his brother Jonathan" If I had that last name, I would beat my parents. Lol. Yeah I can really relate to that. I have a friend who lives in Cockermouth. First time I heard that I wondered why they didn't lose the ''er'' in the name.
Comment icon #6 Posted by :PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: 16 years ago
Lol. Yeah I can really relate to that. I have a friend who lives in Cockermouth. First time I heard that I wondered why they didn't lose the ''er'' in the name. Haha, and I thought 'Dildo' was a funny name for a small town in Newfoundland, Canada.


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