User:Abyssal/Prehistory of South America/DYK/12

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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?

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