†Protazteca elongata Carpenter 1930 (ant)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Full reference: F. M. Carpenter. 1930. The Fossil Ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 70:1-66
Belongs to Protazteca according to B. Bolton 2012
See also Carpenter 1930
Sister taxa: Protazteca capitata, Protazteca eocenica, Protazteca hendersoni, Protazteca quadrata
Type specimen: MCZ 2804, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Florissant (MCZ Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (9: Colorado collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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