Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)
†Protopone primigena Dlussky, 1988a PDF: 53, fig. 2 (w.) RUSSIA (Eocene). "Russia, Sakhalin Island, Starodubskoe; middle Eocene (43-47 Ma)." Borissiak Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia (PIN). PIN 3387/31.
AntCat AntWiki HOL Distribution:
(based on species list records)
Palearctic Region: Eastern Europe,
Europe,
Russia,
Sakhalin
Distribution Notes:
Sakhalin amber was originally described as Late Paleocene in age, but correct age is Middle Eocene (43-47 Ma) according to Radchenko & Perkovsky (2016).
Comments:
Holotype PIN 3387/31 in Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
References:
Dlussky G. M. 1988. Ants from (Paleocene?) Sakhalin amber.
Paleontologicheskii Zhurnal, 1988(1): 50-61 [in Russian; English translation in
Paleontological Journal, 1988, 22(1-3): 50-61].
Specimen Habitat Summary
Type specimens: holotype: pin3387-31
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