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The result was: promoted by Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:52, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
Eosacantha
edit- ... that the nearest living relatives of the extinct tortoise beetle Eosacantha are found in Africa, tropical Asia, and Australia?
- Reviewed: Bursaria spinosa
Created/expanded by Kevmin (talk). Self nom at 21:16, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
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- I the hook needs to be clarified to state that Eosacantha is from North America; otherwise, the fact that it has relatives in some very biodiverse regions is hardly suprising. Perhaps:
- ALT1: ... that the nearest living relatives of Eosacantha, a fossil tortoise beetle from Colorado, are found in Africa, tropical Asia, and Australia?
- --Stemonitis (talk) 08:20, 23 September 2011 (UTC)