Review of Fossil Spiders in Amber and Copal, 2 vols. by Joerg Wunderlich.(Book review)

From: Journal of Arachnology | Date: September 1, 2005| Author: Poinar, George, Jr. | Copyright information

Review of Fossil Spiders in Amber and Copal by Joerg Wunderlich. Published by the author (Verlag J. Wunderlich) in two volumes under the reference Beitrage zur Araneologie 3a (Volume 1 with 848 pages) and 3b (Volume 2 with 1060 pages). ISBN 3-931473-10-4. Cost for each volume is 48 Euro with orders to be placed with the author at Ober Hauselbergweg 24, Hirschberg, 69493, Leutershausen, Germany.

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