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- ... that paleontologists have discovered the fossilized eggs of cephalopods, fishes, and reptiles, with some dinosaur eggs (pictured) being preserved with pathological shell deformities?
- ... that lice from mummified guinea pigs and mites preserved in amber while feeding on spiders have provided evidence for researchers in the field of paleoparasitology?
- ... that fossil collectors often call Polyptychoceras vancouverensis the "paperclip ammonite" or the "candy cane", due to its shape?
- ...that fossil Thelodont fish (depiction pictured) surprised scientists by showing that stomachs evolved before jaws?
- ...that the extinct crocodile-like Prionosuchus is the largest amphibian known to have existed?