- ... that the extinct ant Anochetus conisquamis is noted for having a nipple-shaped spine?
- ... that a fossil flower of the extinct palm Roystonea palaea shows damage possibly made by a bat or bird?
- ... that the extinct Phlebotominae sandfly Pintomyia falcaorum is known only from Miocene age Dominican amber found on Hispaniola?
- ... that Mastotermes electromexicus was the first giant northern termite described from the New World?
- ... that the extinct fern Wessiea is known from Miocene fossils found at the "Ho ho" locality in Yakima County, Washington?