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 * ... 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 Kirill Eskov named a genus from the Linyphiidae spider family discovered by him in 1988 after Kikimora, a female spirit in Slavic mythology?
 * ... that both Fordilla and Pojetaia, Cambrian members of the extinct 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?