Portal:Paleontology/DYK/37

A Zophotermes ashoki preserved in amber

... that the extinct termite Zophotermes ashoki is named after a "sage of Indian paleontology"?
... that the extinct North American Oligocene-age vulture Phasmagyps may be the oldest New World vulture?
... that leaves of the fossil maple Acer palaeorufinerve resemble the living redvein maple?
... that the extinct planthopper Tainosia quisqueyae was named for the Taíno people and Hispaniola?
... that the extinct bivalve subfamily Praenuculinae can be told apart from its sister subfamily by looking at teeth?

A life restoration of Kulindroplax

... that Kulindroplax is the first known mollusk showing an unambiguous combination of exterior shells and a worm-like body?
... that the name for the extinct birch family genus Kardiasperma is from the Greek words for "heart" and "seed"?
... that the fossil ant genus Archiponera is known from a single pair of fossils described in 1930?
... that Algeripithecus, a 46–50 million year old fossil primate, was once crucial for the African origins of simians (monkeys and apes), but now suggests African origins for lemurs and lorisoids?
... that at the time of description, the extinct Tilia johnsoni (pictured) was the oldest basswood macrofossil occurrence?