''Pseudocamponotus'' is an extinct,

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genus of

ant Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of 22 ...

. This genus was first described by F.M. Carpenter in 1930. The

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is ''Pseudocamponotus elkoanus'', whose fossil was found in

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...

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Pseudocamponotus elkoanus ''Pseudocamponotus'' is an extinct, monotypic genus of ant. This genus was first described by F.M. Carpenter in 1930. The type species is ''Pseudocamponotus elkoanus'', whose fossil was found in Nevada. Species *''Pseudocamponotus elkoanus'' Ref ...

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