†Ceratomyrmex ellenbergeri Perrichot et al. 2016 (hell ant)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Full reference: V. Perrichot, B. Wang, and M. S. Engel. 2016. Extreme morphogenesis and ecological specialization among Cretaceous basal ants. Current Biology 26:1468-1472
Belongs to Ceratomyrmex according to B. E. Boudinot et al. 2020
See also Barden et al. 2020 and Perrichot et al. 2016
Sister taxon: Ceratomyrmex planus
Type specimen: NIGP 164022, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin amber (NIGP collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Myanmar (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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