New early griffenfly, Sinomeganeura huangheensis from the Late Carboniferous of northern China (Meganisoptera: Meganeuridae)

Insect Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 223-229

  Ren, Dong ^a   Nel, André ^b   Prokop, Jakub ^c  

^a CAPITAL NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; MEGANEURIDAE; MEGANISOPTERA; NAMUROTYPUS;

EID: 47649121493     PISSN: 1399560X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/187631208788784075     Document Type: Article

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