Ant fossil in amber, 30 million years old.

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Fire ant fossil in amber (Solenopsis sp.), 30 million years old, from the Dominican Republic. Ant is about 1 mm in length.

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Location: Massachusetts, United States
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License: Licensed
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Keywords: amber, animal, animals, ant, antenna, antennae, ants, arthropod, arthropods, cenozoic, close, close-, formicidae, fossil, fossils, hymenopteran, insect, insects, invertebrate, invertebrates, islc, macro, myrmicinae, oligocene, petiole, prehistoric, solenopsis, tertiary