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... that one species of the extinct Eocene bulldog ant Ypresiomyrma (fossil pictured) reached up to 25 millimetres (0.98 in) 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?