Pterosaur phylogeny and comments on the evolutionary history of the group

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 217, Issue , 2003, Pages 105-137

  Kellner, Alexander W A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PTEROSAUR; TAXONOMY;

ANUROGNATHIDAE; AZHDARCHIDAE; DSUNGARIPTERIDAE; DSUNGARIPTEROIDEA; PTERANODONTOIDEA; PTERODACTYLOIDEA; PTEROSAURIA; RHAMPHORHYNCHOIDEA; TAPEJARIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0346651476     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2003.217.01.10     Document Type: Article

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