The oldest ant ever discovered found fossilized in Brazil

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Apr 24, 2025, 12:07 pm184 ptsTrendingTop
A 113-million-year-old hell ant that once lived in northeastern Brazil is now the oldest ant specimen known to science, finds a new report. The hell ant, which was preserved in limestone, is a member of Haidomyrmecinae -- an extinct subfamily that only lived during the Cretaceous period. These ants had highly…

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