†Ginormotermes rex Engel et al. 2016 (termite)
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Alternative combination: Gigantotermes rex
Full reference: M. S. Engel, P. Barden, and D. A. Grimaldi. 2016. Taxonomic names, in Morphologically specialized termite castes and advanced sociality in the Early Cretaceous. Current Biology 26:522-530
Belongs to Ginormotermes according to M. S. Engel et al. 2016
See also Engel et al. 2016
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: AMNH BU-TJ001, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin amber (AMNH collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (AMNH collection)
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