On Zhejiangopterus and the relationships of pterodactyloid pterosaurs

Historical Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 199-210

  Unwin, David M ^a   Junchang, Lü ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Cretaceous; Phylogeny; Pterosaur; Taxonomy; Zhejiangoptenis

Indexed keywords

AZHDARCHIDAE; PTERODACTYLOIDEA;

CRETACEOUS; PHYLOGENY; PTERODACTYL; PTEROSAUR; TAXONOMY; ZHEJIANGOPTERUS;

CHINA, ZHEJIANG PROVINCE, LINHAI;

EID: 0031448911     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08912969709386563     Document Type: Article

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