A new late Cretaceous azhdarchid (Pterosauria, Azhdarchidae) from the Volga Region

Paleontological Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 634-642

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

^a ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b SARATOV STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Azhdarchidae; Cretaceous; New taxa; Pterosauria; Russia; Saratov Region

Indexed keywords

AZHDARCHIDAE; AZHDARCHO; PTEROSAURIA; QUETZALCOATLUS;

EID: 56449098853     PISSN: 00310301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0031030108060099     Document Type: Article

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