Portal:Paleontology/DYK/43


 * ... that the extinct Pliocene dolphin Australodelphis from the Vestfold Hills of Antarctica has been described as an example of convergent evolution with whales?
 * ... that the extinct sawfly Pseudosiobla cambelli is one of three species of Pseudosiobla known from the fossil record?
 * ... that the extinct ant Afromyrma petrosa was found over a diamond mine?
 * ... that Shantungosuchus, a small, primitive crocodile from the Cretaceous period, was terrestrial instead of aquatic?
 * ... that the rove beetle Diochus electrus is the first definite member of the subfamily Staphylininae from the fossil record?
 * ... that the ancient snakefly Cantabroraphidia was the first snakefly described from the El Soplao ambers?
 * ... that the recently described notosuchian crocodyliform Pakasuchus had molar-like teeth that were as complex as those of carnivorous mammals?
 * ... that a group of Late Permian mammal relatives called Nanictidopidae (restoration pictured) may have eaten fruit because their small teeth were unsuitable for grinding most plant material?
 * ... that the Red Deer Cave people are the youngest prehistoric people discovered who do not appear similar to modern humans?
 * ... that the extinct ant Anochetus conisquamis is noted for having a nipple-shaped spine?