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New archaeorthopteran insects from the Pennsylvanian of Piesberg reveal unexpected mosaic of morphological traits and colouration pattern of the tegmina

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Pages 3375-3383 | Received 23 Nov 2020, Accepted 17 Dec 2020, Published online: 21 Jan 2021

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