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A new griffenfly genus and species from the Early Pennsylvanian of the Xiaheyan locality (Ningxia, China) (Insecta: Odonatoptera)

  • 1. Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité, ISYEB, UMR 7205, CNRS, MNHN, UPMC, EPHE, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Sorbonne, Universités, Université des Antilles, 57 rue Cuvier, CP 50, Entomologie, F-75005, Paris, France.
  • 2. State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China.

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Nel, André, Ji, Gaozhe, Gao, Jian, Huang, Diying (2024): A new griffenfly genus and species from the Early Pennsylvanian of the Xiaheyan locality (Ningxia, China) (Insecta: Odonatoptera). European Journal of Taxonomy 925: 67-75, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.925.2451, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2451/10873

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