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A first Triassic insect from Antarctica (Eisenhower Range, northern Victoria Land)

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Lara, María Belén, Bomfleur, Benjamin, Brauckmann, Carsten, Unverfärth, Jan, Mörs, Thomas, Möllmann, Magali (2025): A first Triassic insect from Antarctica (Eisenhower Range, northern Victoria Land). Antarctic Science (Cambridge, England) 37 (2): 100-103, DOI: 10.1017/S0954102024000518, URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954102024000518

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