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A Zophotermes ashoki preserved in amber
A Zophotermes ashoki preserved in amber
A life restoration of Kulindroplax
A life restoration of Kulindroplax
  • ... that Kulindroplax is the first known mollusk showing an unambiguous combination of exterior shells and a worm-like body?
  • ... that the name for the extinct birch family genus Kardiasperma is from the Greek words for "heart" and "seed"?
  • ... that the fossil ant genus Archiponera is known from a single pair of fossils described in 1930?
  • ... that Algeripithecus, a 46–50 million year old fossil primate, was once crucial for the African origins of simians (monkeys and apes), but now suggests African origins for lemurs and lorisoids?
  • ... that at the time of description, the extinct Tilia johnsoni (pictured) was the oldest basswood macrofossil occurrence?