Mexican Amber

Mexican amber
Age (Ma)
Start:	23
End:	16
System/Period:	Neogene
Series/Epoch:	Miocene
Location
Location:	Chiapas
Country:	Mexico
Coordinates:	16.3°N, 92.4°W
Diversity
Genera:	5
Species:	8

Genera known from Mexican amber

• Aphaenogaster
• Cephalotes
• Cyphomyrmex
• Discothyrea
• Proceratium

Species known from Mexican amber

• Aphaenogaster praerelicta
• Cephalotes maya
• Cephalotes olmecus
• Cephalotes poinari
• Cephalotes ventriosus
• Cyphomyrmex maya
• Discothyrea maya
• Proceratium poinari

Location of Formation

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