Portal:Paleontology/DYK/44

... that a new species of the extinct ant Archimyrmex was described in 2012?
... that although the prehistoric shark Nanocetorhinus is named for the resemblance of its teeth to miniature Cetorhinus teeth, there is no evidence the two genera are closely related?
... that the only male "
extinct Eickwortapis
?

...that the
evolution of sex is a major puzzle of evolutionary biology
, due to the so-called two-fold cost of sex?

...that Nazis during World War II
?

An illustration of Leptocleidus fossils

...that unlike most
rivers
?

... that seeds of the extinct tree Eucommia eocenica have been found with latex covered fossils?

... that Mastotermes electromexicus was the first giant northern termite described from the New World?

...that the
extinct Australian dromornithids, which included the largest birds known, are related to ducks and geese
?

... that cycloids are believed to have been driven to extinction when crabs spread across their territory?

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