The osteology and functional morphology of the Late Cretaceous pterosaur Pteranodon: Part II. Size and functional morphology

Palaeontographica, Abteilung A: Palaozoologie - Stratigraphie

Volumn 260, Issue 1-6, 2001, Pages 113-153

  Bennett, S Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional Morphology; Niobrara Fm.; North America; Pteranodontidae

Indexed keywords

BODY SHAPE; BODY SIZE; CRETACEOUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLIGHT; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; OSTEOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; REPTILE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

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DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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