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A new libelluloid family from the Eocene Green River Formation (Colorado, USA) (Odonata, Anisoptera)

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Zeiri, Asma, Nel, Andre, Garrouste, Romain (2015): A new libelluloid family from the Eocene Green River Formation (Colorado, USA) (Odonata, Anisoptera). Zootaxa 4032 (3): 290-296, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4032.3.4

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