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 * ... that Mary Buckland, a scientific illustrator, took a year-long geological tour as a honeymoon with her husband William Buckland?
 * ... that the extinct ant Agroecomyrmex duisburgi (head pictured) was first described in 1868?
 * ... that the entire Arostropsis weevil genus is known from only one specimen, which is 45 million years old?
 * ... that over the course of the history of stegosaur research, their iconic back plates have been thought to function as armor plating, to regulate body temperature, or to attract mates?
 * ... that Mesotherium ("middle beast") (skull pictured) was so named because its discoverer believed it was an intermediate between rodents and pachyderms?
 * ...that Mauisaurus was the largest plesiosaur to roam New Zealand waters and that it gets its name from the Māori god Maui?
 * ... that Jaggermeryx naida was named in honor of Mick Jagger due to its large, sensitive lips?
 * ... that Dactylosaurus lived in the Middle Triassic period during the Anisian faunal stage of central Europe?
 * ... that Bambolinetta was probably the only duck species to propel itself underwater with its wings, like a penguin?
 * ...that the prehistoric marine reptile Excalibosaurus (pictured) was named after King Arthur's sword because of the sword-like appearance of its upper jaw?