Cranial crest development in the azhdarchoid pterosaur Tupuxuara, with a review of the genus and Tapejarid monophyly

Palaeontology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 925-941

  Martill, David M ^a   Naish, Darren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Azhdarchoidea; Brazil; Cretaceous; Ontogeny; Pterosauria; Santana Formation; Tupuxuara

Indexed keywords

CRANIUM; CRETACEOUS; MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; PTEROSAUR; TAXONOMY;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

AZHDARCHIDAE; TAPEJARA; TAPEJARIDAE; TUPUXUARA;

EID: 33745820795     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: 14754983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2006.00575.x     Document Type: Review

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