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References by McKellar, R. C.
McKellar, R. C.; Glasier, J. R. N.; Engel, M. S. 2013a. New ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dolichoderinae) from Canadian Late Cretaceous amber. Bulletin of Geosciences 88 (3):583-594. PDF
McKellar, R. C.; Glasier, J. R. N.; Engel, M. S. 2013b. A new trap-jawed ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Haidomyrmecini) from Canadian Late Cretaceous amber. Canadian Entomologist 145:454-465. PDF
Loewen, E. J. T.; Balkwill, M. A.; Mattioli, J.; Cockx, P.; Velez Caicedo, M.; Muehlenbachs, K.; Tappert, R.; Borkent, A.; Libke, C.; Engel, M. S.; Somers, C.; McKellar, R. C. 2024. New Canadian amber deposit fills gap in fossil record near end-Cretaceous mass extinction. Current Biology 34:1762-1771. [online early] 10.1016/j.cub.2024.03.001 PDF
Sosiak, C. E.; Cockx, P.; Suarez, P. A.; McKellar, R. C.; Barden, P. 2024. Prolonged faunal turnover in earliest ants revealed by North American Cretaceous amber. Current Biology 34:1755-1761. [online early] 10.1016/j.cub.2024.02.058 PDF
Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
†Chronomyrmex †Chronomyrmex McKellar et al., 2013a Genus Valid
†Chronomyrmex medicinehatensis †Chronomyrmex medicinehatensis McKellar et al., 2013a Species Valid Original combination
†Haidoterminus †Haidoterminus McKellar et al., 2013b Genus Valid
†Haidoterminus cippus †Haidoterminus cippus McKellar et al., 2013b Species Valid Original combination
†Sphecomyrma nexa †Sphecomyrma nexa Sosiak et al., 2024 Species Valid Original combination
†Baikuris ocellantis †Baikuris ocellantis Sosiak et al., 2024 Species Valid Original combination
†Brownimecia inconspicua †Brownimecia inconspicua Sosiak et al., 2024 Species Valid Original combination
Statistics
Published between 2013–2024
Taxon descriptions between 2013–2024
No. of references 4
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 7
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 7
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 7
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
McKellar, R. C. 4