The oldest ant in the Lower Cretaceous amber of Charente-Maritime (SW France) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Geologica Acta

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-29

  Nel, A ^a   Perrault, G ^b   Perrichot, V ^c   Neraudeau D ^c  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b Géosciences Rennes I ^*  (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Formicidae; France; Hymenoptera; Insecta; n. gen., n. sp. Lower Cretaceous amber

Indexed keywords

AMBER; ANT; CRETACEOUS; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE;

CHARENTE-MARITIME; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; POITOU-CHARENTES; WESTERN EUROPE;

FORMICIDAE; GERONTOFORMICA CRETACICA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 2142764030     PISSN: 16956133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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