Scientific illustration of Camponotites tokunagai ant - showing key identification features including head, thorax, and gaster.

Fossil Camponotites tokunagai

Non-Parasitic Queen No Gamergate
Nom. cient.
Camponotites tokunagai
Subfamilia
Formicinae
Autor
Naora, 1933
Fósil
Sí (especie fósil)
Incertae Sedis
Incertae Sedis in Genus
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Introducción

Camponotites tokunagai is an extinct ant species preserved in Fushun amber from northeastern China, dating back approximately 50 million years to the Eocene epoch. This specimen represents the oldest definitive myrmicine ant and the oldest confirmed Camponotus species ever discovered . As a fossil species, C. tokunagai no longer exists as a living colony and cannot be kept in captivity.

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Estado por país, de Kass et al. 2022 & Wong et al. 2023

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Fuentes de datos
Rango de años 2000 - 2026
Fossil

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Camponotites tokunagai is a fossil species and does not require a caresheet.