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Messor
Taxonomy
Messor was named by Forel (1890). It is extant.
It was assigned to Myrmicinae by Grimaldi and Triplehorn (2008); to Pheidolini by Bolton (2003) and Bolton (2012); and to Stenammini by Ward et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Myrmicinae by Grimaldi and Triplehorn (2008); to Pheidolini by Bolton (2003) and Bolton (2012); and to Stenammini by Ward et al. (2015).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1890 | Messor Forel |
| 2003 | Messor Bolton p. 64 |
| 2008 | Messor Grimaldi and Triplehorn p. 5 |
| 2012 | Messor Bolton |
| 2015 | Messor Ward et al. p. 77 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Messinian or 37.20000 to 5.33300 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | M. sculpturatus (106384 124002 124624 127617 132362) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | USA (Colorado) | M. sculpturatus (122093) | |
| Langhian | USA (Idaho) | M. sp. (97616) | |
| Messinian | USA (Alaska) | M. sp. (103102) |