Hymenoptera in Canadian Cretaceous amber (Insecta)

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 35, Issue , 2012, Pages 258-279

  McKellar, Ryan C ^a   Engel, Michael S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Campanian; Canada; Foremost Formation; Mesozoic; Wasps

Indexed keywords

ANT; CAMPANIAN; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; INSECT; MESOZOIC; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY; WASP;

CANADA;

APOIDEA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; SYMPHYTA;

EID: 84857359936     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: 1095998X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2011.12.009     Document Type: Review

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