Named Lomankus edgecombei, the arthropod is a remarkably bright golden color because it’s preserved in three dimensions by iron pyrite — a mineral better known as fool’s gold.

The new species has been named Lomankus edgecombei, in honor of arthropod expert Greg Edgecombe of London’s Natural History Museum. It sits within a group called the megacheirans, a group of ...

The head of Lomankus edgecombei. From left to right: photograph of a specimen preserved so that the head is viewed from the top; 3D model of the same specimen rotated so that the underside is ...

A 450-million-year-old fossil of an ancient creature related to the modern-day spider was recovered encased in fool’s gold in upstate New York.

The pyrite that fossilized the specimen, named Lomankus edgecombei, "preserves critical evidence of the evolution of life in the oceans 450 million years ago," co-author Derek Briggs said in a ...

Named Lomankus edgecombei, ... The species, which belongs to an extinct group called megacheira, was named after arthropod expert Greg Edgecombe. - courtesy Luke Parry/Yu Liu/Ruixin Ran.

A creature that scuttled along the seafloor 450 million years ago has been preserved in a rare and striking fossil that formed in fool’s gold.

Lomankus is an extraordinary find, said Steve Brusatte, ... The species, which belongs to an extinct group called megacheira, was named after arthropod expert Greg Edgecombe, ...

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — A shimmering ancient fossil unearthed in New York state looks like a piece of finely crafted jewelry, but it’s also a portal into the natural world 450 million years ...

A shimmering ancient fossil unearthed in New York state looks like a piece of finely crafted jewelry, but it’s also a portal into the natural world 450 million years ago. The striking fossil is a ...