Dolichoderus antiquus

Dolichoderus antiquus; Temporal range: Late Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	Paratype queen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Genus:	Dolichoderus
Species:	†D. antiquus
Binomial name
	†Dolichoderus antiquus; Carpenter, 1930

Dolichoderus antiquus is an extinct species of ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Carpenter in 1930, the fossils of this species are only exclusive to the Florissant Formation.[1]

References

Carpenter, F. M. 1930. The fossil ants of North America. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 70: 1-66 (page 39, pl. 4, fig. 6; pl. 9, fig. 1; pl. 10, fig. 2 worker, queen described PDF)

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[1] Carpenter, F. M. 1930. The fossil ants of North America. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 70: 1-66 (page 39, pl. 4, fig. 6; pl. 9, fig. 1; pl. 10, fig. 2 worker, queen described PDF)