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Essai de révision des Aeschnidioidea

NEL A., MARTÍNEZ-DELCLÒS X. & PAICHELER J.-C. 1993. — . Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, 184p. (Cahiers de Paléontologie ; 24).

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

NEL A., GAOZHE J., JI G. & HUANG D. 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. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.925.2451

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A ‘giant’ Paleocene cerambycid (Coleoptera) from Menat Konservat-Lagerstätte, France

NEL A., KIREJTSHUK A. & GARROUSTE R. 2024. A ‘giant’ Paleocene cerambycid (Coleoptera) from Menat Konservat-Lagerstätte, France. European Journal of Taxonomy 921: 136–157. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.921.2423

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The first sawfly from the Oligocene of Céreste (Southern France) (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae)

NEL A., WEI M., NIU G., COSTER P., BODERAU M., JOSSE H., KUNDURA J.-P., KUNDURA M.-H., BRISAC P., BOUDET L. & JOUAULT C. 2024. — The first sawfly from the Oligocene of Céreste (Southern France) (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 917: 1-18. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.917.2383

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The first fossil representative of the water strider subfamily Ptilomerinae (Heteroptera: Gerromorpha: Gerridae) in the Oligocene paleolake of Murs (southern France) with some palaeoecological considerations

NEL A., MENNECART B., SPASOJEVIC T., VIERTLER A., MARIDET O., COSTEUR L., GARROUSTE R. & COSTER P. 2023. — The first fossil representative of the water strider subfamily Ptilomerinae (Heteroptera: Gerromorpha: Gerridae) in the Oligocene paleolake of Murs (southern France) with some palaeoecological considerations. European Journal of Taxonomy 888: 124-136. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.888.2235

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A new ‘grylloblattodean’ genus and species (Insecta: Polyneoptera) from the middle Permian Salagou Formation (France)

NEL A., KUNDURA J.-P., POUILLON J.-M., GARROUSTE R. & JOUAULT C. 2022. — A new ‘grylloblattodean’ genus and species (Insecta: Polyneoptera) from the middle Permian Salagou Formation (France). European Journal of Taxonomy: 77-84. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.852.2011

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The beetle-like Palaeozoic and Mesozoic roachoids of the so-called “umenocoleoid” lineage (Dictyoptera: Ponopterixidae fam. nov.)

NEL A., PROKOP J., GRANDCOLAS P., GARROUSTE R., LAPEYRIE J., LEGENDRE F., ANISYUTKIN L. N. & KIREJTSHUK A. G. 2014. — The beetle-like Palaeozoic and Mesozoic roachoids of the so-called “umenocoleoid” lineage (Dictyoptera: Ponopterixidae fam. nov.). Comptes Rendus Palevol 13 (7): 545-554. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2014.05.002

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A new Mesozoic Chinese genus of aeshnopteran dragonflies (Odonata: Anisoptera: Progobiaeshnidae)

NEL A. & HUANG D.-y. 2010. — A new Mesozoic Chinese genus of aeshnopteran dragonflies (Odonata: Anisoptera: Progobiaeshnidae). Comptes Rendus Palevol 9 (4): 141-145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2010.05.005

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The oldest bee fly in the French Paleocene (Diptera: Bombyliidae)

NEL A. 2008. — The oldest bee fly in the French Paleocene (Diptera: Bombyliidae). Comptes Rendus Palevol 7 (7): 401-405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2008.08.001

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New genus of leaf-mimicking katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from the Late Eocene–Early Oligocene of France and England

NEL A., PROKOP J. & ROSS A. J. 2008. — New genus of leaf-mimicking katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from the Late Eocene–Early Oligocene of France and England. Comptes Rendus Palevol 7 (4): 211-216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2008.02.008

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New fossil gall midges from the earliest Eocene French amber (Insecta, Diptera, Cecidomyiidae)

NEL A. & PROKOP J. 2006. — New fossil gall midges from the earliest Eocene French amber (Insecta, Diptera, Cecidomyiidae). Geodiversitas 2006 (1): 37-54.

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Oldest representatives of the Sphecidae: Trypoxylini in the Early Eocene French amber (Insecta: Hymenoptera)

NEL A. 2005. — Oldest representatives of the Sphecidae: Trypoxylini in the Early Eocene French amber (Insecta: Hymenoptera). Comptes Rendus Palevol 4 (1-2): 17-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2004.11.003

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New fossil spongilla-flies from the lowermost Eocene amber of France (Insecta, Neuroptera, Sisyridae)

NEL A., MENIER J.-J., WALLER A., HODEBERT G. & DE PLOËG G. 2003. — New fossil spongilla-flies from the lowermost Eocene amber of France (Insecta, Neuroptera, Sisyridae). Geodiversitas 2003 (1): 109-117.

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New fossil earwigs from the lowermost Eocene amber of Paris basin (France) (Insecta, Dermaptera, family incertae sedis)

NEL A., WALLER A., ALBOUY V., MENIER J.-J. & DE PLOËG G. 2003. — New fossil earwigs from the lowermost Eocene amber of Paris basin (France) (Insecta, Dermaptera, family incertae sedis). Geodiversitas 2003 (1): 119-129.

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Reconciliation between neontology and paleontology in the Gryllidea (Orthoptera, Ensifera): reinterpreting the venation of the stridulatory apparatus in crickets

JOSSE H., FABERON L., SCHUBNEL T., NEL A. & DESUTTER-GRANDCOLAS L. 2023. — Reconciliation between neontology and paleontology in the Gryllidea (Orthoptera, Ensifera): reinterpreting the venation of the stridulatory apparatus in crickets. Zoosystema 45 (24): 769-801. https://doi.org/10.5252/zoosystema2023v45a24. http://zoosystema.com/45/24

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A new campterophlebiid damsel-dragonfly (Odonata: Isophlebioidea) from the Middle Jurassic Yanan Formation of Yulin City, Shaanxi Province, NW China

TIAN F., ZHENG D., NEL A., YE Y., MEI T. & ZHANG H. 2023. — A new campterophlebiid damsel-dragonfly (Odonata: Isophlebioidea) from the Middle Jurassic Yanan Formation of Yulin City, Shaanxi Province, NW China. Comptes Rendus Palevol 2023 (23): 491-496. https://doi.org/10.5852/cr-palevol2023v22a23

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The first ‘Grylloblattida’ of the family Liomopteridae from the Middle Permian in the Onder Karoo, South Africa (Insecta: Polyneoptera)

CAWOOD R., NEL A., GARROUSTE R., MOYO S., VILLET M. H. & PREVEC R. 2022. — The first ‘Grylloblattida’ of the family Liomopteridae from the Middle Permian in the Onder Karoo, South Africa (Insecta: Polyneoptera). Comptes Rendus Palevol 2022 (22): 451-461. https://doi.org/10.5852/cr-palevol2022v21a22

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A new species of the genus Archaeoheilus Legalov, 2018 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from the Paleocene of Menat (France)

LEGALOV A. A., KIREJTSHUK A. G. & NEL A. 2022. — A new species of the genus Archaeoheilus Legalov, 2018 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from the Paleocene of Menat (France). Comptes Rendus Palevol 2022 (12): 245-251. https://doi.org/10.5852/cr-palevol2022v21a12

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Earliest occurrence of Embiidae: A new genus from earliest Eocene Oise amber (Insecta: Embiodea)

FALIÈRES E., ENGEL M. S. & NEL A. 2021. — Earliest occurrence of Embiidae: A new genus from earliest Eocene Oise amber (Insecta: Embiodea). Comptes Rendus Palevol 2021 (38): 799-805. https://doi.org/10.5852/cr-palevol2021v20a38

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The first representative of the trap-jaw ant genus Anochetus Mayr, 1861 in Neogene amber from Sumatra (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

NGÔ-MULLER V., GARROUSTE R., SCHUBNEL T., POUILLON J.-M., CHRISTOPHERSEN V., CHRISTOPHERSEN A. & NEL A. 2021. — The first representative of the trap-jaw ant genus Anochetus Mayr, 1861 in Neogene amber from Sumatra (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Comptes Rendus Palevol 2021 (2): 21-27. https://doi.org/10.5852/cr-palevol2021v20a2

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First fossil of the extant flat wasp genus Dissomphalus Ashmead, 1893 (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae: Pristocerinae)

FALIÈRES E. & NEL A. 2020. — First fossil of the extant flat wasp genus Dissomphalus Ashmead, 1893 (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae: Pristocerinae). Zoosystema 2020 (15): 207-213. https://doi.org/10.5252/zoosystema2020v42a15. http://zoosystema.com/42/15

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The oldest fossil of the family Issidae (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha) from the Paleocene of Menat (France)

BOURGOIN T., WANG M. & NEL A. 2020. — The oldest fossil of the family Issidae (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha) from the Paleocene of Menat (France). European Journal of Taxonomy 2020 (596): 1-8. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.596

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The oldest Cenozoic passandrid (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Passandridae) from the Paleocene of Menat (France)

KIREJTSHUK A. G., KOVALEV A. V. & NEL A. 2019. — The oldest Cenozoic passandrid (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Passandridae) from the Paleocene of Menat (France). Comptes Rendus Palevol 18 (8): 977-983. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2019.10.005

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The first sclerodermine and pristocerine flat wasps in Lowermost Eocene amber of France (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae)

FALIÈRES E. & NEL A. 2019. — The first sclerodermine and pristocerine flat wasps in Lowermost Eocene amber of France (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae). Comptes Rendus Palevol 18 (5): 509-515. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2019.04.007

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The oldest genus of the subfamily Sagrinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from the Paleocene of Menat (France)

LEGALOV A. A., KIREJTSHUK A. G. & NEL A. 2019. — The oldest genus of the subfamily Sagrinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from the Paleocene of Menat (France). Comptes Rendus Palevol 18 (2): 178-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2018.10.003

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The uppermost Oligocene of Aix-en-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône, Southern France): A Cenozoic brackish subtropical Konservat-Lagerstätte, with fishes, insects and plants

GAUDANT J., NEL A., NURY D., VÉRAN M. & CARNEVALE G. 2018. — The uppermost Oligocene of Aix-en-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône, Southern France): A Cenozoic brackish subtropical Konservat-Lagerstätte, with fishes, insects and plants. Comptes Rendus Palevol 17 (7): 460-478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2017.08.002

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The first fossil Dipsocoridae found in the early Eocene amber of France (Hemiptera: Heteroptera)

HARTUNG V., GARROUSTE R. & NEL A. 2017. — The first fossil Dipsocoridae found in the early Eocene amber of France (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Comptes Rendus Palevol 16 (7): 715-720. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2017.05.008

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A new hawker dragonfly from the Middle Jurassic of China (Odonata: Aeshnoptera)

PINKERT S., NEL A. & HUANG D.-Y. 2017. — A new hawker dragonfly from the Middle Jurassic of China (Odonata: Aeshnoptera). Comptes Rendus Palevol 16 (4): 378-381. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2017.01.006

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New and little known weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) from the Paleocene of Menat (France)

LEGALOV A. A., KIREJTSHUK A. G. & NEL A. 2017. — New and little known weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) from the Paleocene of Menat (France). Comptes Rendus Palevol 16 (3): 248-256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2016.10.007

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The first Cenozoic roproniid wasp from the Paleocene of Menat, France (Hymenoptera: Proctotrupoidea)

GARROUSTE R., POUILLON J.-M. & NEL A. 2016. — The first Cenozoic roproniid wasp from the Paleocene of Menat, France (Hymenoptera: Proctotrupoidea). European Journal of Taxonomy 2016 (239): 1-9 (EJT-239). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2016.239

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Mymaropsis baabdaensis sp. n. from Lower Cretaceous Lebanese amber – the earliest spathiopterygid wasp and the first female known for the family

KROGMANN L., AZAR D., RAJAEI H. & NEL A. 2016. — Mymaropsis baabdaensis sp. n. from Lower Cretaceous Lebanese amber – the earliest spathiopterygid wasp and the first female known for the family. Comptes Rendus Palevol 15 (5): 483-487. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2015.11.002

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The wasp family Spathiopterygidae in mid-Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Hymenoptera: Diaprioidea)

ENGEL M. S., HUANG D., AZAR D., NEL A., DAVIS S. R., ALVARADO M. & BREITKREUZ L. C. 2015. — The wasp family Spathiopterygidae in mid-Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Hymenoptera: Diaprioidea). Comptes Rendus Palevol 14 (2): 95-100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2014.11.002

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The oldest record of the grylloblattodean family Euryptilonidae discovered in the Late Carboniferous of France

MYSKOWIAK J., POUILLON J.-M. & NEL A. 2015. — The oldest record of the grylloblattodean family Euryptilonidae discovered in the Late Carboniferous of France. Comptes Rendus Palevol 14 (1): 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2014.08.002

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Early Permian insects from Saar-Nahe Basin of Odernheim town site, Rheinland-Pfalz in Germany (Insecta, Grylloblattida, Blattinopseida)

PROKOP J., WEIß K.-D., DECHAMBRE R.-P. & NEL A. 2012. — Early Permian insects from Saar-Nahe Basin of Odernheim town site, Rheinland-Pfalz in Germany (Insecta, Grylloblattida, Blattinopseida). Geodiversitas 2012 (2): 271-281. https://doi.org/10.5252/g2012n2a2

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New discoveries of Neogene hawker dragonflies (Insecta, Odonata, Aeshnidae) from Shandong province in China

LI Y.-j., NEL A., REN D., ZHANG B.-l. & PANG H. 2011. — New discoveries of Neogene hawker dragonflies (Insecta, Odonata, Aeshnidae) from Shandong province in China. Zoosystema 2011 (4): 577-590. https://doi.org/10.5252/z2011n4a8

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Synchrotron X-ray imaging of inclusions in amber

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First Cordulephyidae dragonfly in America: A new genus and species from the Paleogene of Argentina (Insecta: Odonata)

PETRULEVIČIUS J. F. & NEL A. 2009. — First Cordulephyidae dragonfly in America: A new genus and species from the Paleogene of Argentina (Insecta: Odonata). Comptes Rendus Palevol 8 (4): 385-388. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2008.12.004

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A new Cretaceous psocodean family from the Charente-Maritime amber (France) (Insecta, Psocodea, Psocomorpha)

AZAR D., NEL A. & NÉRAUDEAU D. 2009. — A new Cretaceous psocodean family from the Charente-Maritime amber (France) (Insecta, Psocodea, Psocomorpha), in PERRICHOT V. & NÉRAUDEAU D. (eds), Cretaceous ambers from southwestern France: geology, taphonomy, and palaeontology. Geodiversitas 31 (1): 117-127. https://doi.org/10.5252/g2009n1a10

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An enigmatic diapriid wasp (Insecta, Hymenoptera) from French Cretaceous amber

LAK M. & NEL A. 2009. — An enigmatic diapriid wasp (Insecta, Hymenoptera) from French Cretaceous amber, in PERRICHOT V. & NÉRAUDEAU D. (eds), Cretaceous ambers from southwestern France: geology, taphonomy, and palaeontology. Geodiversitas 31 (1): 137-144. https://doi.org/10.5252/g2009n1a12

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New fossil arthropods (Notostraca and Insecta: Syntonopterida) in the Continental Middle Permian of Provence (Bas-Argens Basin, France)

GARROUSTE R., NEL A. & GAND G. 2009. — New fossil arthropods (Notostraca and Insecta: Syntonopterida) in the Continental Middle Permian of Provence (Bas-Argens Basin, France). Comptes Rendus Palevol 8 (1): 49-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2008.11.008

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A new genus of Chifengiinae (Orthoptera: Ensifera: Prophalangopsidae) from the Middle Jurassic (Jiulongshan Formation) of Inner Mongolia, China

LIN Q.-b., HUANG D.-y. & NEL A. 2008. — A new genus of Chifengiinae (Orthoptera: Ensifera: Prophalangopsidae) from the Middle Jurassic (Jiulongshan Formation) of Inner Mongolia, China. Comptes Rendus Palevol 7 (4): 205-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2008.02.003

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New homoiopterids from the Late Carboniferous of England (Insecta: Palaeodictyoptera)

PROKOP J., SMITH R., JARZEMBOWSKI E. A. & NEL A. 2006. — New homoiopterids from the Late Carboniferous of England (Insecta: Palaeodictyoptera). Comptes Rendus Palevol 5 (7): 867-873. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2006.03.008

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The Triassic radiation of the entomofauna

BÉTHOUX O., PAPIER F. & NEL A. 2005. — The Triassic radiation of the entomofauna. Comptes Rendus Palevol 4 (6-7): 609-621. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2005.06.005

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La diversité des Coleoptera (Insecta) du Trias dans le nord-est de la France

PAPIER F., NEL A., GRAUVOGEL-STAMM L. & GALL J.-C. 2005. — La diversité des Coleoptera (Insecta) du Trias dans le nord-est de la France. Geodiversitas 2005 (2): 181-199.

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A revision of the Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous dragonfly family Tarsophlebiidae, with a discussion on the phylogenetic positions of the Tarsophlebiidae and Sieblosiidae (Odonatoptera, Panodonata)

FLECK G., BECHLY G., MARTÍNEZ-DELCLÒS X., JARZEMBOWSKI E. A. & NEL A. 2004. — A revision of the Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous dragonfly family Tarsophlebiidae, with a discussion on the phylogenetic positions of the Tarsophlebiidae and Sieblosiidae (Odonatoptera, Panodonata). Geodiversitas 2004 (1): 33-60.

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A new lovebug fly (Insecta, Diptera) from the lowermost Eocene amber of the Paris Basin

GEE J., NEL A., MENIER J.-J. & DE PLOËG G. 2001. — A new lovebug fly (Insecta, Diptera) from the lowermost Eocene amber of the Paris Basin. Geodiversitas 2001 (3): 341-348.

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Le Toarcien inferieur des régions de Bascharage et de Bettembourg (Grand-Duché du Luxembourg) : évidences paléontologiques et sédimentologiques d'environnements restreints proches de l'émersion

HENROTAY M., MARQUES D., PAICHELER J.-C., GALL J.-C. & NEL A. 1998. — Le Toarcien inferieur des régions de Bascharage et de Bettembourg (Grand-Duché du Luxembourg) : évidences paléontologiques et sédimentologiques d'environnements restreints proches de l'émersion. Geodiversitas 1998 (2): 263-284.

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