The phylogenetic position of the Pterosauria within the Archosauromorpha

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 261-308

  Bennett, S Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Archosauria; Cladistics; Diapsida; Phytogeny

Indexed keywords

ARCHOSAURIA; ARCHOSAUROMORPHA; DINOSAURIA; ERYTHROSUCHIDAE; EUPARKERIA; PROTEROCHAMPSIDAE; PTEROSAURIA; SAURIA;

EID: 0030305008     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/zjls.1996.0059     Document Type: Article

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