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A new fossil katydid of the genus Arethaea Stål (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) with exceptionally preserved internal organs from the Eocene Green River Formation of Colorado

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HEADS, SAM W., THOMAS, M. JARED, HEDLUND, TYLER J., WANG, YINAN (2023): A new fossil katydid of the genus Arethaea Stål (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) with exceptionally preserved internal organs from the Eocene Green River Formation of Colorado. Palaeoentomology 6 (3): 268-277, DOI: 10.11646/palaeoentomology.6.3.10, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/palaeoentomology.6.3.10

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