Ctenochasmatid pterosaurs from Early Cretaceous deposits in Chile

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 603-610

  Martill, David M ^a   Frey, Eberhard ^b   Bell, C M ^c   Diaz, Guillermo Chong ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; Ctenochasmatidae; Early Cretaceous; Pterosauria

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; CRETACEOUS; PTEROSAUR; SKELETAL REMAINS; TAXONOMY;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

CTENOCHASMA; PTEROSAURIA;

EID: 33748709629     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: 1095998X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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