User:Abyssal/Prehistory of Europe/DYK/19

... that the extinct ant Pristomyrmex rasnitsyni is the first member of its genus found in Europe?
... that fossil collectors often call Polyptychoceras vancouverensis the "paperclip ammonite" or the "candy cane", due to its shape?
... that fossils of extinct giant cicadas (pictured) were once misidentified as the oldest known butterflies?
... that the fossil ant genus Yantaromyrmex (pictured) is found in four amber deposits in Europe?
... that the European Cenozoic Rift System extends from the Mediterranean to the North Sea?

... that during the 20th century, the first large-scale excavation of dinosaur footprints was undertaken in Texas for an exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History?
...that the funerary art (pictured) of many cultures includes psychopomps, like the Zapotec bat god, who conduct souls to the afterlife?
... that the extinct snakefly genera Lebanoraphidia and Iberoraphidia are both named for the regions they were found in?
... that the fordilloid Camya asy is one of four accepted Cambrian bivalves?
... that recent excavation at St James Square revealed the first evidence of Mesolithic human settlement in Monmouth, Wales?