Formica seuberti

Introduction

Formica seuberti is a fossil ant species originally described from Tertiary deposits found in Oeningen, Germany . The original description dates to 1849 and was based on nine complete specimens and twenty incomplete specimens preserved in fossil beds . Workers measured approximately 3.5 Linie in total length (roughly 7-8mm), with a small head and a notably broad thorax . The species name honors Seubert, a botanist who contributed to early studies of these fossil insects . The current taxonomic status of Formica seuberti as a living species is uncertain. The original description comes from Oligocene/Miocene fossil beds over 20 million years old. It is unclear whether this species survives today, has been reclassified, or went extinct. No living specimens have been documented in modern entomological literature.