Morphological evolution of the pectoral girdle of pterosaurs: Myology and function

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 217, Issue , 2003, Pages 191-215

  Bennett, S Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; EVOLUTION; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE; PTEROSAUR;

INSERTION SEQUENCES; PTERODACTYLOIDEA; PTEROSAURIA; RHAMPHORHYNCHOIDEA; TETRAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0346651475     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2003.217.01.12     Document Type: Article

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