Name: Maiocercus.
Meaning: Mother (original) cercus (tail-like appendage).
Grouping: Arthropod, Cheli-cerate, Arachnid, Trigonotarbid.
Informal ID: Spider.
Fossil size: 1-2cm/ in.
Reconstructed size: Head-body length 2-3cm/ in.
Habitat: Warm, dense, humid forest.
Time span: Carboniferous, 310 million years ago.
Main fossil sites: Throughout Europe.
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