References by Engel, M. S.
Grimaldi, D. A.; Engel, M. S.; Nascimbene, P. C. 2002. Fossiliferous Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Burma): its rediscovery, biotic diversity, and paleontological significance. American Museum Novitates 3361:1-71.
Engel, M. S.; Grimaldi, D. A. 2005. Primitive new ants in Cretaceous amber from Myanmar, New Jersey, and Canada (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). American Museum Novitates 3485:1-23. PDF
Grimaldi, D.; Engel, M. S. 2005. Evolution of the insects. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, xv + 755 pp. PDF
Rust, J.; Singh, H.; Rana, R. S.; McCann, T.; Singh, L.; Anderson, K.; Sarkar, N.; Nascimbene, P. C.; Stebner, F.; Thomas, J. C.; Kraemer, M. S.; Williams, C. J.; Engel, M. S.; Sahni, A.; Grimaldi, D. 2010. Biogeographic and evolutionary implications of a diverse paleobiota in amber from the early Eocene of India. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 107:18360-18365. PDF
Michez, D.; Vanderplank, M.; Engel, M. S. 2012. Fossil bees and their plant associates. Pp. 103-164 in: Patiny, S. (ed.) 2012. Evolution of plant-pollinator relationships. Volume 81 of Systematics Association Special Volume Series. New York: Cambridge University Press, xv + 477 pp.
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
Wappler, T.; Dlussky, G. M.; Engel, M. S.; Prokop, J.; Knor, S. 2014. A new trap-jaw ant species of the genus Odontomachus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae) from the Early Miocene (Burdigalian) of the Czech Republic. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 88:495-502. PDF
Perrichot, V.; Wang, B.; Engel, M. S. 2016. Extreme morphogenesis and ecological specialization among Cretaceous basal ants. Current Biology 26:1468-1472. 10.1016/j.cub.2016.03.075 PDF
Barden, P.; Engel, M. S. 2019. Fossil Social Insects. Cham: Springer Nature, 1-21. [online early] 10.1007/978-3-319-90306-4_45-1 PDF
Perrichot, V.; Engel, M. S. 2022. [Untitled. Technomyrmex svojtkai sp. nov. described by V. Perrichot and M. S. Engel]. Pp. 780-782 in: Perrichot, V.; Boudinot, B. E.; Engel, M. S.; Xu, C.; Bojarski, B.; Szwedo, J. 2022. Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Miocene Ethiopian amber: filling gaps in the geological record of African terrestrial biota. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 196:775-791. [online early] PDF
Perrichot, V.; Boudinot, B. E.; Engel, M. S.; Xu, C.; Bojarski, B.; Szwedo, J. 2022. Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Miocene Ethiopian amber: filling gaps in the geological record of African terrestrial biota. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 196:775-791. 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac053 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
Wu, Q.; Radchenko, A. G.; Engel, M. S.; Li, X.-Q.; Yang, H.-R.; Li, X.-R.; Shih, C.-K.; Ren, D.; Gao, T.-P. 2024. Cretaceous crown male ant reveals the rise of modern lineages. Zoological Research 45 (5):983-989. [online early] 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2023.390 PDF
Wu, Q.; Radchenko, A. G.; Engel, M. S. 2024. [Untitled. Antiquiformica gen. nov. and Antiquiformica alata sp. nov. attributed to Q. Wu, A.G. Radchenko and M.S. Engel.]. Pp. 986-987 in: Wu, Q.; Radchenko, A. G.; Engel, M. S.; Li, X.-Q.; Yang, H.-R.; Li, X.-R.; Shih, C.-K.; Ren, D.; Gao, T.-P. 2024. Cretaceous crown male ant reveals the rise of modern lineages. Zoological Research 45 (5):983-989. [online early]. 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2023.390 PDF
Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
†Myanmyrma †Myanmyrma Engel & Grimaldi, 2005 Genus Valid
†Cananeuretus †Cananeuretus Engel & Grimaldi, 2005 Genus Valid
†Sphecomyrmodes †Sphecomyrmodes Engel & Grimaldi, 2005 Genus Synonym
†Cananeuretus occidentalis †Cananeuretus occidentalis Engel & Grimaldi, 2005 Species Valid Original combination
†Myanmyrma gracilis †Myanmyrma gracilis Engel & Grimaldi, 2005 Species Valid Original combination
†Sphecomyrma mesaki †Sphecomyrma mesaki Engel & Grimaldi, 2005 Species Valid Original combination
†Sphecomyrmodes orientalis †Gerontoformica orientalis Engel & Grimaldi, 2005 Species Unidentifiable
†Dolichoformica †Dolichoformica Grimaldi & Engel, 2005 Genus Unavailable
†Eotapinoma zherichinus †Eotapinoma zherichinus Grimaldi & Engel, 2005 Species Unavailable Original combination
†Dolichoformica helferi †Dolichoformica helferi Grimaldi & Engel, 2005 Species Unavailable Original combination
†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
†Odontomachus paleomyagra †Odontomachus paleomyagra Wappler et al., 2014 Species Valid Original combination
†Ceratomyrmex †Ceratomyrmex Perrichot et al., 2016 Genus Valid
†Ceratomyrmex ellenbergeri †Ceratomyrmex ellenbergeri Perrichot et al., 2016 Species Valid Original combination
†Technomyrmex svojtkai †Technomyrmex svojtkai Perrichot & Engel, 2022 Species Valid Original combination
†Antiquiformica †Antiquiformica Wu et al., 2024 Genus Valid
†Antiquiformica alata †Antiquiformica alata Wu et al., 2024 Species Valid Original combination
Statistics
Published between 2002–2024
Taxon descriptions between 2005–2024
No. of references 15
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 21
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 15
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 20
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
Engel, M. S. 15