Portal:Paleontology/DYK/30

... that a revolution in burrowing marks the base of the Cambrian period, and is followed by the Cambrian explosion of animal diversity?
... that the
extinct Chamaecyparis eureka is the oldest confirmed member of the genus Chamaecyparis
?

... that when first described, the
extinct bird Cruschedula was thought to be a "dry-land" penguin
?

... that Puppigerus, an extinct sea turtle, had a specialized jaw structure which kept it from accidentally inhaling water?
...that mythology
?

An illustration of the shell of Fordilla

... that both bivalve family Fordillidae, are part of the Turkish small shelly fauna
?

... that, being a descendant of Pliohippus, Astrohippus is not considered to be an ancestor to modern horses?

... that the
ichnogenus Chondrites (pictured) can be used as an indicator of anoxia
in sediments?

... that the extinct plant species Eucommia jeffersonensis and Eucommia rolandii were both described from fossils in 1997?

... that, when described, the brown lacewing species Wesmaelius mathewesi was the most ancient member of its subfamily?

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