A new record of an Azhdarchid (Pterosauria: Azhdarchidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of the Volga Region

Paleontological Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 433-439

  Averianov, A O ^a   Arkhangelsky, M S ^b   Pervushov, E M ^b   Ivanov, A V ^b  

^a ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b SARATOV STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Azhdarchidae; Pterosauria; Russia; Upper Cretaceous; Volga Region

Indexed keywords

AZHDARCHIDAE; AZHDARCHO; PTEROSAURIA; QUETZALCOATLUS;

EID: 24144445654     PISSN: 00310301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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