Termites (Isoptera) from the Jurassic/Cretaceous boundary: Evidence for the longevity of their earliest genera
The earliest termite of the extant genus Mastotermes, is herein recorded in the Jurassic/Cretaceous (J/K) transitional beds of Chernovskie Kopi in Transbaikalian Russia along with Santonitermes of an uncertain family. These records represent the earliest eusocial organisms. No termites have ever bee...
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2014-01-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201401-0014_Termites_Isoptera_from_the_Jurassic_Cretaceous_boundary_Evidence_for_the_longevity_of_their_earliest_genera.php |