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Issue: Vol. 5396 No. 1: 29 Dec. 2023
Type: Editorial
Published: 2023-12-29
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5396.1.3
Page range: 5-9
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Preface: Mesozoic arthropods: biodiversity, palaeoecology, and biostratigraphy

State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy; Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Nanjing 210008; China
State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy; Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Nanjing 210008; China
Palaeoecology biostratigraphy special volume

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