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Fossil Insects, Arthropods and Amber: Preface

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2018

Andrew J. Ross
Andrew J. Ross*
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Department of Natural Sciences, National Museums Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF, UK. Email: a.ross@nms.ac.uk
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Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 107 , Issue 2-3: Fossil Insects, Arthropods and Amber , June 2016 , pp. 73 - 78
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