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- ... that fossils of extinct giant cicadas (pictured) were once misidentified as the oldest known butterflies?
- ... that a fossilized dragon has been found in Poland?
- ... that the Triassic archosaur Poposaurus walked on two legs like some dinosaurs, but was more closely related to crocodiles?
- ... that before modern paleontology came about, fossils of Encrinus went by a number of names in Germany, including "sun wheels", "Saint Boniface's pennies", and "witches' money"?
- ... that fossils of the extinct reptile Acallosuchus were found in a cigar box in 1983?