Pterosaur Stance and Gait and the Interpretation of Trackways

Ichnos

Volumn 10, Issue 2-4, 2003, Pages 115-126

  Padian, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crocodylie; Footprints; Pteraichnidae; Pteraichnus; Pterosauria

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; FOSSIL; JURASSIC; TRACKWAY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

ALLIGATOR; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); DINOSAURIA; PTEROSAURIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 0742270430     PISSN: 10420940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10420940390255501     Document Type: Article

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