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 * ... that the extinct ant Anochetus corayi was the first Anochetus species described from a fossil?
 * ... that the extinct fir species Abies milleri, known from Early Eocene fossils (pictured) found in Ferry County, Washington, is considered the oldest confirmed record for the fir genus?
 * ... that the stems in the pseudo-trunk of the extinct fern Tempskya decayed as the plant matured, leaving a layer of adventitious roots behind?
 * ... that this month celebrates the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the main Burgess Shale locality?
 * ... that the extinct lacewing Undulopsychopsis (fossil pictured) is the only psychopsid to have wavy wings?
 * ... that major discoveries in the history of ceratosaur research include horned predators like Ceratosaurus (pictured), Majungasaurus, and Carnotaurus, as well as a bonebed of the projecting-toothed Masiakasaurus?
 * ... that Yongjiacaris represents the second report of freshwater caridean shrimp from the Mesozoic era?
 * ... that the extinct rose family member Neviusia dunthornei is one of only three known Neviusia species?
 * ...that William King Gregory, a leading authority on vertebrate evolution and the preeminent expert on human dentition, was initially taken in by the Piltdown Man, a hoax which was purported to be an early human?
 * ... that as recently as 500 years ago, the island of Madagascar was inhabited by giant lemurs, referred to as subfossil lemurs, that weighed between 10 and 200 kg?