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- ... that at least one species of the extinct termites Parastylotermes (fossil pictured) was found in the Calico Mountains?
- ... that the moth lacewing Elektrithone is the first member of its family found in Baltic amber?
- ... that over two hundred Bronze Age objects have been found in Heathery Burn Cave?
- ... that the extinct trilobite Bumastus (artist's rendition pictured) was named after its resemblance to large grapes?
- ... that archaeologists have detected what they believe is a wooden henge underground near to Stonehenge?
- ... that Breachacha crannog was originally an artificial island located in the middle of a Scottish loch, but today it stands in the middle of an arable field?
- ... that species of the Cambrian bivalve Tuarangia lived near the continents of Baltica and East Gondwana?
- ... that the Venus of Savignano was found by a farmer who gave it to a sculptor in exchange for 200 kg (440 lb) of grapes?
- ...that Kirill Eskov named a genus from the Linyphiidae spider family discovered by him in 1988 after Kikimora, a female spirit in Slavic mythology?
- ... that highlights from the history of tyrannosaur research include the first carnivorous dinosaur known to walk bipedally, the giant Tyrannosaurus rex, and feathered taxa from China like Yutyrannus?