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The oldest known record of social insects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2016

Xavier Martínez-Delclòs  and
Jordi Martinell
Xavier Martínez-Delclòs
Affiliation:
Department of Geologia dinàmica, Geofisica i Paleontologia, Faculty of Geology, University of Barcelona, 08071 Barcelona, Spain
Jordi Martinell
Affiliation:
Department of Geologia dinàmica, Geofisica i Paleontologia, Faculty of Geology, University of Barcelona, 08071 Barcelona, Spain
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Paleontological Notes
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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 69 , Issue 3 , May 1995 , pp. 594 - 599
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