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A termite from the Late Oligocene of northern Ethiopia
Engel, Michael S. Pan, Aaron D. Jacobs, Bonnie F.
Engel, Michael S.
Pan, Aaron D.
Jacobs, Bonnie F.
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Termites of the family Stolotermitidae are a relict lineage of primitive Isoptera. The fossil record of Stolotermitidae is exceptionally poor, with only two Miocene (Neogene) species documented to date. Herein, a new genus and species of Paleogene termites is described and figured from the Late Oligocene (28–27 Ma, Early Chattian) of northwestern Ethiopia (Amhara Region, Chilga Woreda). Chilgatermes diamatensis gen. et sp. nov., is most similar to genera of the Stolotermitidae, Archotermopsidae, and Termopsidae but can be distinguished on the basis of forewing venational details. The genus is tentatively placed in the Stolotermitidae: Porotermitinae. Chilgatermes diamatensis is the first fossil termite from Ethiopia and, indeed, the first from the entire African continent.
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2013
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Polska Akademia Nauk, Instytut Paleobiologii
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Engel, Pan, Jacobs. (2013). A termite from the Late Oligocene of northern Ethiopia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 58(2):331-334. http://dx.doi.org/10.4202/app.2011.0198