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 * ... that one species of the extinct Eocene bulldog ant Ypresiomyrma (fossil pictured) reached up to 25 mm in length?
 * ... that the extinct parasitic wasp Metapelma archetypon is thought to have preyed upon wood-boring beetles?
 * ... that the only known specimen of the extinct planthopper Glisachaemus jonasdamzeni is preserved with a parasitic mite?
 * ... that when first described, the extinct bird Cruschedula was thought to be a "dry-land" penguin?
 * ... that the early Eocene maple species Acer douglasense is the second-oldest maple known from Alaska?