Late Quaternary Ant Fossils From Packrat Middens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Implications for Climatic Change in the Chihuahuan Desert

Packrat (Neotoma spp.) middens in rock-shelters provide important paleoecological records for the desert regions of North America. Specimens of various arthropod species accumulate in the middens and are cemented into a black, tarry mass by packrat urine.

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Main Authors: William P. MacKay, Scott A. Elias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1992-01-01
Series:Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1992/82014
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Summary:Packrat (Neotoma spp.) middens in rock-shelters provide important paleoecological records for the desert regions of North America. Specimens of various arthropod species accumulate in the middens and are cemented into a black, tarry mass by packrat urine.
ISSN:0033-2615
1687-7438