†Cretaraneus liaoningensis Cheng et al. 2008 (spider)
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Full reference: X. D. Cheng, Q. J. Meng, and X. R. Wang. 2008. Taxonomic names, in New discovery of Nephilidae in Jehol biota (Araneae, Nephilidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 33:330-334
Belongs to Cretaraneus according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013
See also Cheng et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Cretaraneus martinsnetoi, Cretaraneus vilaltae
Type specimen: DNHM D2468, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Dawangzhangzi, Lingyuan City (Dalian Museum coll), which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large shale in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Dawangzhangzi, Lingyuan City (Dalian Museum coll)
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