Soft tissue preservation of the cranial crest of the pterosaur Germanodactylus from solnhofen

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 43-48

  Bennett, S Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRANIUM; PTEROSAUR; SKELETAL REMAINS; SOFT TISSUE PRESERVATION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

GERMANODACTYLUS; PTERODACTYLOIDEA;

EID: 23044534504     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0043:STPOTC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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