A new griffenfly genus from the Late Carboniferous of northern France (Odonatoptera: Meganeuridae)

Insect Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 231-239

  Nel, Andre ^a   Garrouste, Romain ^a   Roques, Patrick ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b Allée des Myosotis   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEGANEURIDAE; ODONATA;

EID: 47649114608     PISSN: 1399560X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/187631208794760894     Document Type: Article

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