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Nothomyrmecia, also
known as the
dinosaur ant or dawn ant, is an
extremely rare
genus of ants
consisting of a
single species,
Nothomyrmecia macrops. These...
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extant Nothomyrmecia and the
extinct Prionomyrmex. The
tribe was once
considered a
subfamily due to the
similarities between Nothomyrmecia and Prionomyrmex...
- 2000, it was
suggested by
Cesare Baroni Urbani that the
living species Nothomyrmecia macrops and a
species he
described both
belonged to Prionomyrmex, but...
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Mystrium camillae Emery, 1889
Nebothriomyrmex majeri Dubovikoff, 2004
Nothomyrmecia macrops Clark, 1951 –
Dinosaur ant References:
Notoncus capitatus Forel...
- however, is
probably best
noted for its
nearby colonies of
dinosaur ant (
Nothomyrmecia macrops), a rare,
primitive species of ant that has
attracted entomologists...
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suggests that the age of the most
recent common ancestor for
Myrmecia and
Nothomyrmecia is 74 Mya, and the
subfamily is
possibly younger than
previously thought...
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species in
genus Palaeomymar)
Nevrorthidae (3 species-poor genera)
Nothomyrmecia (known as the 'dinosaur ant')
Notiothauma reedi (a
scorpionfly relative)...
- 1877
Myrmecia Fabricius, 1804
Tribe Prionomyrmecini Wheeler, 1915
Nothomyrmecia Clark, 1934 †Prionomyrmex Mayr, 1868 †Propalosoma
Dlussky & Rasnitsyn...
- age of 71. One of Clark's most
notable achievements was
describing Nothomyrmecia macrops, the most
primitive living ant.
Several ants have been named...
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different clade. It
shows resemblance to
extant primitive ants such as
Nothomyrmecia and
members of the
tribe Aneuretini. Some scientists, however, doubted...
