Ants and the Fossil Record
Abstract
The dominance of ants in the terrestrial biosphere has few equals among animals today, but this was not always the case. The oldest ants appear in the fossil record 100 million years ago, but given the scarcity of their fossils, it is presumed they were relatively minor components of Mesozoic insect life. The ant fossil record consists of two primary types of fossils, each with inherent biases: as imprints in rock and as inclusions in fossilized...
Paper Details
Title
Ants and the Fossil Record
Published Date
Jan 7, 2013
Journal
Volume
58
Issue
1
Pages
609 - 630
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