The discovery represents the second confirmed army ant fossil, she says. The first – a species known as Neivamyrmex ectopus – was found in 16-million-year-old amber from the Dominican Republic .

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The oldest army ant on record, preserved in Baltic amber dating back 35 million years ago. Sosiak et al. 2022, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University; ©President and Fellows of Harvard ...

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