The oldest known fossil hydrometridae from the lower cretaceous of Brazil (Heteroptera: Gerromorpha)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2315-2322

  Nel, A ^a   Popov, Y A ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b PALEONTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Araripe Basin; Brazil; Cretaceometra Brasiliensis Gen. Nov Sp. Nov; Gerromorpha; Heteroptera; Hydrometridae; Lower Cretaceous; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOMETRA BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 0033672589     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002229300750037910     Document Type: Article

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