''Dolichoderus heeri'' is a recently discovered
extinct
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species of
Miocene ant in the genus ''
Dolichoderus''. Described by Dlussky and Putyatina in 2014, the fossils were found in
Radoboj
Radoboj is a village and municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia. In the 2011 census, the total population was 3,387, in the following settlements:
* Bregi Radobojski, population 445
* Gorjani Sutinski, population 145
* Gornja Šemn ...
in
Croatia.
References
†
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Miocene insects
Prehistoric insects of Europe
Fossil taxa described in 2014
Fossil ant taxa
Paleontology in Croatia
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