User:Abyssal/Prehistory of Europe/DYK/16

... that coal balls are not made of coal?
... that both Fordilla and Pojetaia, Cambrian members of the extinct bivalve family Fordillidae, are part of the Turkish small shelly fauna?
... that modern humans have been found to inhabit various countries for periods ranging from almost 200,000 years to less than 800 years?
... that the stems in the pseudo-trunk of the extinct fern Tempskya decayed as the plant matured, leaving a layer of adventitious roots behind?
... that the fossil ant genus Yantaromyrmex (pictured) is found in four amber deposits in Europe?

... that the fossil ant genus Yantaromyrmex (pictured) is found in four amber deposits in Europe?
... that the fordilloid Camya asy is one of four accepted Cambrian bivalves?
... that archaeologist Harold St George Gray discovered that the 11 m (36 ft) deep ditch surrounding Avebury was dug from solid chalk using red deer antlers as picks?
...that several prehistoric standing stones and natural stone features in Scotland are called Carlin stones, possibly from the term cailleach meaning "old hag" or "witch"?
... that an extension of Ferrybridge Henge in West Yorkshire was discovered when surveying an area in preparation to erect a row of houses?