Species: †Gerontoformica cretacica Nel & Perrault, 2004

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Classification:

Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Incertae_sedis
Genus: Gerontoformica
Species: cretacica

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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

†Gerontoformica cretacica Nel & Perrault, 2004: 24, figs. 1, 2 (w.) CHARENTESE AMBER, FRANCE (Cretaceous). "France, Charente-Maritime, Archingeay / Les Nouillers, Font-de-Benon quarry." MNHN (Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. MNHN.F.A30088. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Distribution Notes:

In amber from the Lower Cretaceous, Uppermost Albian (ca. 100 Ma).

Comments:

Holotype in long-term repository at the Geological Department and Museum of the University of Rennes 1, Rennes, France.

Specimen Habitat Summary

Type specimens: holotype: mnhna30088

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