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The Bee Fauna Of Eocene Fushun Amber (Hymenoptera: Apoidea)

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Engel, Michael S., Xie, Jiaying (2024): The Bee Fauna Of Eocene Fushun Amber (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2024 (469): 1-81, DOI: 10.1206/0003-0090.469.1.1, URL: https://bioone.org/journals/bulletin-of-the-american-museum-of-natural-history/volume-2024/issue-469/0003-0090.469.1.1/The-Bee-Fauna-of-Eocene-Fushun-Amber-Hymenoptera-Apoidea/10.1206/0003-0090.469.1.1.full

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