New models for the wing extension in pterosaurs

Historical Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 237-254

  Prondvai, Edina ^a   Hone, David W E ^b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Automatism; Biomechanics; Pterosaur; Wing extension

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; LOCOMOTION; REPTILE; WING MORPHOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PTEROSAURIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 70350228459     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: 10292381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08912960902859334     Document Type: Article

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