†Eoecophylla quilchenensis Archibald et al. 2024 (ant)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Full reference: S. B. Archibald, R. W. Mathewes, and K. S. Perfilieva. 2024. Fossil weaver ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Oecophyllini) of the early Eocene Okanagan Highlands of far-western North America. The Canadian Entomologist 156(e2):1-16
Belongs to Eoecophylla according to S. B. Archibald et al. 2024
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: BBM-PAL-P000016, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Quilchena (SFU collection), which is in a Ypresian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Tranquille Formation of Canada.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Quilchena (SFU collection)
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