The fossil record allows a unique glimpse into the evolutionary history of organisms living on
Earth today. We discovered a specimen of the stem group ant† Gerontoformica gracilis …

It is generally assumed that Cretaceous stem ants were obligately eusocial, because of the
presence of wingless adult females, yet the available evidence is ambiguous. Here, we …

The hypogaeic ant subfamilies Leptanillinae and Martialinae likely form the sister group to
the remainder of the extant Formicidae. In order to increase the knowledge of anatomy and …

Fossils provide primary material evidence for the pattern and timing of evolution. The newly
discovered “beast ants” from mid-Cretaceous Burmite,† Camelospheciagen. nov., display an …

Abstract Tatuidris tatusia Brown & Kempf, 1968, the armadillo ant, is a morphologically
unique species found in low to high elevation forests in regions of Central and South …

Fossils provide unique opportunity to understand the tempo and mode of evolution and are
essential for modeling the history of lineage diversification. Here, we interrogate the …

Burmese amber and amber from other periods and regions became a rich source of new
extinct insect species and yielded important insights in insect evolution in the dimension of …

For social insects such as ants, the internal organs are likely important in understanding
their eusocial behavior and evolution. Such organs, however, are rarely preserved on …

We consider the phenomenon of the morphological diversity of ants from Cretaceous
Burmese amber (Kachin). An ethologic-ecological hypothesis of its origin and features of …

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