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380 / Mesozoic
Haidomyrmex
Haidomyrmex cerberus
Its sickle mandibles closed upward against the head instead of sideways.
View original image · 1600 × 1067- Time range
- About 99 million years ago
- Final stage
- Middle Cretaceous
- Geographic range
- Resin forest · Myanmar
01 / DEFINITION & ECOLOGY
What was Haidomyrmex?
Haidomyrmex (Haidomyrmex cerberus) was an extinct organism known from About 99 million years ago, with a range in Resin forest · Myanmar.
Life and ecology
This hell ant pinned tiny prey between vertical jaws and a head projection.
02 / DISAPPEARANCE
Why did Haidomyrmex disappear?
Haidomyrmex is known from amber about 99 million years old, far earlier than the end of the Cretaceous. This record does not establish why the genus disappeared.
03 / EVIDENCE
How do scientists know about Haidomyrmex?
Amber preserves mandibles, head horns, antennae and waists, sometimes with prey.
04 / SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Check the source record
Use the scientific name to compare taxonomy, occurrence records and the fossil record. Database coverage and classifications may differ.
05 / REVISION HISTORY
How has this record changed?
- Removed an extinction cause that credited a mass extinction occurring after this species' last dated record.
- Verified authoritative entity sources and added three responsive reconstruction sizes.
- Initial bilingual species record published.
06 / CORRECTIONS & ADDITIONS