An Azhdarchid pterosaur cervical vertebra from the Hell Creek Formation (Maastrichtian) of southeastern Montana

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 192-195

  Henderson, Michael D ^a,b   Peterson, Joseph E ^b  

^a Burpee Museum of Natural History   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PALEONTOLOGY; PTEROSAUR;

MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AZHDARCHIDAE;

EID: 33646433981     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[192:AAPCVF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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