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

Fossil Formica obtecta

Non-Parasitic Queen Hayır Gamergate
Bilimsel Adı
Formica obtecta
Oymak (Tribe)
Formicini
Alt Familya
Formicinae
Yazar (Tanımlayan)
Heer, 1849
Fosil
Evet (fosil türü)
Incertae Sedis
Incertae Sedis in Family
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Formica obtecta is an extinct ant species known only from fossil imprints found in Miocene-era deposits near Radoboj, Croatia. The species was originally described by Oswald Heer in 1849 based on poorly preserved specimens . The fossil material consists of a wingless queen (gyne) and a gaster, but the preservation quality is so poor that researchers have been unable to definitively place it within any known ant genus - it is currently classified as Formicidae incertae generis (ant family, genus uncertain) . This species has no living representatives and cannot be kept in captivity.

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Ülkeye göre durum, kaynak: Kass et al. 2022 & Wong et al. 2023

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Yıl Aralığı 2000 - 2026
Fossil

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Formica obtecta is a fossil species and does not require a caresheet.