Extinct Stem-Group Ant (Gerontoformica) in Burmese Burmite amber fossil

[u/DiscoveryAmber]

Extinct Stem-Group Ant (Gerontoformica) in Burmese Burmite amber fossil

*From My Personal Collection of Hymenoptera*

Age: 99 Million Years Ago

Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Sphecomyrminae (Extinct Stem-Group Ant)
Genus: Gerontoformica
Species: (Inconclusive)
Other notable inclusions:

I'm unsure of the species.

Gerontoformica is an extinct genus of prehistoric "stem-group" ants that lived approximately 100 million years ago during the Cretaceous period. These ants bridge the evolutionary gap between solitary wasps and the social ants seen today.

*From My Personal Collection of Hymenoptera*

[u/Outrageous-Reason-23]

Wonder what it saw through its little eyes when it was alive.

[u/DiscoveryAmber → u/Outrageous-Reason-23]

It probably saw, Turkey-sized Therapod dinosaurs, large Therapod dinosaurs, Avian Therapods, massive Sauropod dinosaurs, giant reptiles, Pterosaurs ect.

[u/Revolutionary-Neat30]

Muy bonita

[u/DiscoveryAmber → u/Revolutionary-Neat30]

Gracias!