Deep time extinction of largest insular ant predators and the first fossil Neoponera (Formicidae: Ponerinae) from Miocene age Dominican amber

BACKGROUND: Ponerine ants are almost exclusively predatory and comprise many of the largest known ant species. Within this clade, the genus Neoponera is among the most conspicuous Neotropical predators. We describe the first fossil member of this lineage: a worker preserved in Miocene-age Dominican...

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Autores principales: Fiorentino, Gianpiero, Lattke, John, Troya, Adrian, Sosiak, Christine, Dong, Minsoo, Barden, Phillip
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9906935/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36750946
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12915-022-01488-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9906935/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36750946
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12915-022-01488-9

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