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A Burmomyrma rossi preserved in amber
... that the extinct ant
Burmomyrma rossi
was missing its head when described?
... that out of the described
snakefly
specimens from the
Florissant Formation
, the
Raphidia funerata
holotype
is the most complete?
... that
Alanqa
is a newly described
pterosaur
from
Morocco
which had a wingspan of up to six metres?
... that the extinct genus
Paleopanax
is one of the oldest reliable records for the ginseng family?
... that with a 20 million year fossil record,
Acer chaneyi
has the longest fossil record of the Western North American maples?
A fossilized Trochodendron nastae leaf
... that the primary leaf veins for the
extinct
plant
Trochodendron nastae
are
palmate
rather than being
pinnate
like those in the living
Trochodendron aralioides
?
... that the
Early Cretaceous
crocodilian
relative
Susisuchus
was one of the first
mesoeucrocodylians
to have a segmented shield of bony
osteoderms
over its back, which allowed for greater flexibility while swimming?
... that the extinct
griffenfly
genus
Bohemiatupus
inhabited
peat-mires
?
... that the extinct
rose
species
Stonebergia columbiana
is named for its type locality of
British Columbia
?
... that the
Miocene
maple
Acer latahense
is most similar in appearance to the living
Honshū maple
?
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