New information on the Tapejaridae (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) and discussion of the relationships of this clade

Ameghiniana

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 521-534

  Kellner, Alexander Wilhelm Armin ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; Phylogenetic analysis; Pterodactyloidea; Pterosauria; Tapejaridae

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; CRETACEOUS; DINOSAUR; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 14844363742     PISSN: 00027014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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