A fact from Encrinus appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 28 March 2012 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that before modern paleontology came about, fossils of Encrinus went by a number of names in Germany, including "sun wheels", "Saint Boniface's pennies", and "witches' money"?
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I don't recognize this 18th-century naturalist, and I'll bet a "Bonifastiuspfennig" (i.e, a Bonifatius Pfennig) none of the rest of y'all do, either.--Wetman (talk) 03:56, 28 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
That was a typo on my part, and I apologize for it. The sources I've cited don't give the first name of the naturalist, and even if it could be located he probably wouldn't be recognizable to most, so yes, perhaps it would be best to drop it in the text. Do you think it might be useful to retain in the infobox? Chris the Paleontologist (talk • contribs) 19:37, 28 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
