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- ... that the first described fossil of Aphaenogaster mersa (illustrated) had a white mold coating?
- ... that out of about 20,000 Clarno Formation fossils, only 5 were from the extinct dogwood Cornus clarnensis?
- ... that Aenigmastacus, a fossil crayfish from Canada, belongs to a family only otherwise known from the Southern Hemisphere?
- ... that the fossil maple Acer taurocursum is named for its type locality, the "Bull Run flora"?
- ... that Peltandra primaeva was the first fossil record for the genus Peltandra when described in 1977?