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 * ... that the county of Dorset in England has one of the most studied coastlines in the world?
 * ... that prehistoric ridgeway trails, though often steep, were usually the firmest and safest cart tracks before the advent of paved roads in western Europe?
 * ... that lice from mummified guinea pigs and mites preserved in amber while feeding on spiders have provided evidence for researchers in the field of paleoparasitology?
 * ... that the extinct Eocene parasitic wasp Brevivulva electroma (pictured) was named from the Greek words meaning "short amber wrapper"?
 * ... that Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen, author of The Land and Freshwater Mollusca of India, was an early President of the Malacological Society?
 * ... that the extinct ant Asymphylomyrmex (pictured) was suggested to be a specialized group with no descendants?
 * ... that highlights from the history of ichthyosaur research (example pictured) include fossils of pregnant females, whale-sized ichthyosaurs from Nevada, and ichthyosaurs with swordfish-like jaws?
 * ...that the Silurian Lau extinction event caused the Earth to temporarily return to a condition similar to how it was before multicellular life evolved?
 * ...that the Michelsberg culture of Neolithic Central Europe is known for its tulip-shaped pottery (pictured)?
 * ... that a new species of the extinct ant Archimyrmex was described in 2012?