A new species of Tupuxuara (Thalassodromidae, Azhdarchoidea) from the Lower Cretaceous Santana Formation of Brazil, with a note on the nomenclature of Thalassodromidae

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1293-1300

  Witton, Mark P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Azhdarchoidea; Pterosauria; Santana Formation; Thalassodromidae; Tupuxuara deliradamus

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; CRANIUM; DINOSAUR; FOSSIL RECORD; NEW SPECIES; NEW TAXON; NOMENCLATURE; PTEROSAUR; SKELETAL REMAINS; SKULL; TAXONOMY;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

PTEROSAURIA; TUPUXUARA;

EID: 70149125368     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: 1095998X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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