Pogonomyrmex fossilis
| Pogonomyrmex fossilis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Genus: | Pogonomyrmex |
| Species: | P. fossilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pogonomyrmex fossilis Carpenter, 1930 | |
Pogonomyrmex fossilis is an extinct ants species that lived during the Eocene 34 million years ago. The species built nests primarily destined to store seeds and grains as winter stock.[1] The ant has an average length of six millimeter and an average width of 1.2 millimeters.[2]
The first fossil was found in the American state of Colorado and the species was discovered and described by Carpenter in 1930. In 2003 Pogonomyrmex fossilis was the oldest described species within the genus Pogonomyrmex.[3]
References
- ↑ W. Tschinkel (2003). "Subterranean ant nests: trace fossils past and future?". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. Elsevier. 192 (1-4): 321–333. doi:10.1016/s0031-0182(02)00690-9.
- ↑ "Pogonomyrmex fossilis Carpenter 1930 (ant)". Fossilworks.
- ↑ "Species: Pogonomyrmex fossilis". Antweb.
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