Possible azhdarchoid pterosaur remains from the Coniacian (Late Cretaceous) of England

Zitteliana Reihe B: Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Staatssammlung fur Palaontologie und Geologie

Volumn , Issue 28, 2008, Pages 209-218

  Martill, David M ^a   Witton, Mark P ^a   Gale, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Azhdarchoidea; Coniacian; Cretaceous; England; Pterosauria

Indexed keywords

CONIACIAN; REPTILE; SKELETAL REMAINS;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; KENT; SAINT MARGARETS BAY [KENT]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AZHDARCHIDAE; CONIACIAN; PTEROSAURIA; TAPEJARA;

EID: 61849108181     PISSN: 16124138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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