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†Species: Gerontoformica cretacica
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Subfamily: Incertae_sedis Genus: Gerontoformica
Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2013)
Distribution:
Charentese amber, Font-de-Benon quarry, near Archingeay, Charente-Maritime, France; Early Cretaceous, Late Albian (ca. 100 Ma).Comments:
Holotype MNHN.F.A30088 in Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France.References:
Nel A., Perrault G., Perrichot V. & Neraudeau D. 2004. The oldest ant in the Lower Cretaceous amber of Charente-Maritime (SW France) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Geologica Acta 2(1): 23-29.Taxon Page Author History
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MNHNA30088
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