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Leehermania prorova, the earliest staphyliniform beetle, from the Late Triassic of Virginia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)

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Chatzimanolis, Stylianos, Grimaldi, David A., Engel, Michael S., Fraser, Nicholas C. (2012): Leehermania prorova, the earliest staphyliniform beetle, from the Late Triassic of Virginia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). American Museum Novitates 2012 (3761): 1-28, DOI: 10.1206/3761.2, URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/3761.2

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