†Shanwangella palaeoptera Zhang 1989 (ant)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Alternative combination: Camponotus palaeopterus
Full reference: J. F. Zhang. 1989. Fossil Insects From Shanwang, Shandong, China 1-459
Belongs to Shanwangella according to K. S. Perfilieva 2022
See also Bolton 2012, Hong and Wu 2000 and Zhang 1989
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: 79051, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Shanwang, Linqu County, collection 79/80 (Beijing Museum), which is in a Burdigalian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Shanwang Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Shanwang, Linqu County, collection 79/80 (Beijing Museum)
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