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... that the extinct wasp Deinodryinus? aptianus has antennae similar to only two other Deinodryinus species?
... that the extinct Miocene age maple Acer smileyi has been classified as closely related to the living Acer nipponicum (pictured)?
... that Rhachitomi, a group of temnospondyl amphibians, was established as a clade in 2013?
... that the diminutive pterosaur Arcticodactylus from Greenland had a wingspan of only 24 centimetres (9.4 in)?
... that the extinct Eocene maple species Acer rousei is a possible ancestor to the vine maple?

... that Gerobatrachus is considered to be a missing link that supports the hypothesis offered by cladistics, that frogs and salamanders had a common ancestor?
...that Sacisaurus was named for a one-legged Brazilian elf, as the first skeleton was found missing a leg?
... that the fossil pelican Pelecanus schreiberi from North Carolina was possibly the largest species of pelican ever?
... that among fossils found at Koonwarra, Victoria are those of horseshoe crabs, ginkgo and gnetophytes?
... that the fossil ant Azteca eumeces is one of two Azteca species found in Dominican amber?

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