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2011 in arthropod paleontology

List of years in arthropod paleontology
In paleontology
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014

This list of fossil arthropods described in 2012 is a list of new taxa of trilobites, fossil insects, crustaceans, arachnids and other fossil arthropods of every kind that have been described during the year 2012. The list only includes taxa at the level of genus or species.


Acarus indicus

Sp. nov

Valid

Kumar et al.

Early Permian

Manjir Formation

 India

A mite.

Nephila jurassica

sp nov

Objective synonym

Selden, Shih & Ren

Middle Jurassic

Jiulongshan Formation

 China

largest fossil spider described.
objective syn of Mongolarachne jurassica


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