PORTAL:PALEONTOLOGY DYK 44

... that a new species of the extinct ant Archimyrmex was described in 2012?
... that although the prehistoric shark Nanocetorhinus is named for the resemblance of its teeth to miniature Cetorhinus teeth, there is no evidence the two genera are closely related?
... that the only male " sweat bee" to have been documented from Dominican amber is the type specimen for the extinct Eickwortapis?
...that the evolution of sex is a major puzzle of evolutionary biology, due to the so-called two-fold cost of sex?
...that Endre Berner, Bjørn Føyn, Carl Jacob Arnholm, Eiliv Skard, Harald K. Schjelderup and Anatol Heintz were among the professors at the University of Oslo who were arrested by Nazis during World War II?

An illustration of Leptocleidus fossils

...that unlike most plesiosaurs, Leptocleidus once lived in shallow lagoon environments and likely visited brackish and fresh water systems such as the mouths of rivers?
... that seeds of the extinct tree Eucommia eocenica have been found with latex covered fossils?
... that Mastotermes electromexicus was the first giant northern termite described from the New World?
...that the extinct Australian dromornithids, which included the largest birds known, are related to ducks and geese?
... that cycloids are believed to have been driven to extinction when crabs spread across their territory?

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