Protopone germanica
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Formicoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Formicidae
Subfamilia: Ponerinae
Genus: †Protopone
Species: †P. germanica
Name
[edit]†Protopone germanica Dlussky & Wedmann, 2012: 737, fig 12
- Holotype: FIS MeI 10841, dorsal imprint of winged gyne.
- Type locality: Grube Messel, Hesse, Germany. Messel Formation, Middle Eocene, c. 47 Ma (Mertz & Renne 2005).
- Etymology: The species name is derived from the country of origin.
References
[edit]- Dlussky G.M. & Wedmann, S. 2012. The poneromorph ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae: Amblyoponinae, Ectatomminae, Ponerinae) of Grube Messel, Germany: high biodiversity in the Eocene. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 10(4): 725–753. DOI: 10.1080/14772019.2011.628341 Reference page.