Abstract

Gerontoformica cretacica n. gen., n. sp., until now the oldest known ant, is described after a putative worker specimen, from the Uppermost Albian amber of France. Although its characters are those of modern ants, it does not fit in any recent ant subfamilies.

Details

Title
The oldest ant in the Lower Cretaceous amber of Charente-Maritime (SW France) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Author
Nel, André; Perrault, G; Perrichot, Vincent; Néradeau, D
Pages
23-30
Section
Articles
Publication year
2004
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Universitat de Barcelona Revistes Cientifiques de la Universitat de Barcelona
ISSN
05677505
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3108240331
Copyright
© 2004. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.