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The following discussion is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:01, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

Macabeemyrma

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  • ... that though it is named for the McAbee fossil site, the extinct bulldog ant genus Macabeemyrma name is spelled Macabee?
ALT1: ... that the type specimen of the extinct bulldog ant Macabeemyrma ovata is the fossilized remains of an adult queen preserved in shale? Rcej (Robert)talk 04:29, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Created/expanded by Kevmin (talk). Self nom at 00:41, 19 September 2011 (UTC)


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All checks out for ALT1. Just long enough. Few refs but exceptionally specialist subject. Moonraker (talk) 05:34, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

  • I am curious as to why the original hook was rejected.--Kevmin § 11:14, 20 September 2011 (UTC)