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A new interpretation of the oldest fossil bee (Hymenoptera, Apidae). American Museum novitates ; no. 3296
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| dc.contributor.author | Engel, Michael S. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2005-10-06T16:14:04Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2005-10-06T16:14:04Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2000 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2246/2087 | |
| dc.description | 11 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. | en_US |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (p. 9-11). | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The oldest fossil bee, "Trigona" prisca (Apidae: Meliponini), in Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) amber from New Jersey, is redescribed and figured. Differences between T. prisca and extant Trigona are noted and the fossil is transferred into a new genus, Cretotrigona. An exploratory cladistic analysis of the Meliponini is undertaken and Cretotrigona supported as sister to the African genus Dactylurina. Affinities between Cretotrigona and recent genera are discussed as are implications of the presence of this derived stingless bee group at the end of the Mesozoic. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 193236 bytes | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.language | eng | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | New York, NY : American Museum of Natural History | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | American Museum novitates ; no. 3296 | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcc | QL1 .A436 no.3296, 2000 | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Trigona prisca. | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Cretotrigona prisca. | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Bees, Fossil -- New Jersey -- Kinkora (Burlington County) | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Insects, Fossil -- New Jersey -- Kinkora (Burlington County) | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Amber fossils -- New Jersey -- Kinkora (Burlington County) | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Paleontology -- Cretaceous -- New Jersey -- Kinkora (Burlington County) | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Paleontology -- New Jersey -- Kinkora (Burlington County) | en_US |
| dc.title | A new interpretation of the oldest fossil bee (Hymenoptera, Apidae). American Museum novitates ; no. 3296 | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Oldest fossil bee | en_US |
| dc.type | text | en_US |
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American Museum Novitates
Novitates (Latin for "new acquaintances"), published continuously and numbered consecutively since 1921, are short papers that contain descriptions of new forms and reports in zoology, paleontology, and geology. New numbers are published at irregular intervals.