The John Quekett sections and the earliest pterosaur histological studies

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 217, Issue , 2003, Pages 325-334

  Steel, Lorna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; HISTOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; PTEROSAUR; THIN SECTION;

HUNTERIA; PTEROSAURIA;

EID: 0347658955     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2003.217.01.20     Document Type: Article

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