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Аннотация:The dominance of ants in the terrestrial biosphere has few equals among
animals today, but this was not always the case. The oldest ants appear in the
fossil record 100 million years ago, but given the scarcity of their fossils, it
is presumed they were relatively minor components of Mesozoic insect life.
The ant fossil record consists of two primary types of fossils, each with inherent
biases: as imprints in rock and as inclusions in fossilized resins (amber).
New imaging technology allows ancient ant fossils to be examined in ways
never before possible. This is particularly helpful because it can be difficult
to distinguish true ants from non-ants in Mesozoic fossils. Fossil discoveries
continue to inform our understanding of ancient ant morphological
diversity, as well as provide insights into their paleobiology.