Protazteca elongata

Introduction

Protazteca elongata is an extinct ant species known only from fossils in the Florissant Formation, Colorado, USA. It lived during the late Oligocene epoch, approximately 34 million years ago . Workers were small, but exact size measurements are not available from fossil literature . This species belonged to the subfamily Dolichoderinae, which includes modern ants like the Argentine ant. Protazteca elongata was one of the most common ants in its ecosystem, comprising about 27% of all ant fossils found in the Florissant formation . No living specimens exist, and this species cannot be kept in captivity.