The early history of pterosaur discovery in Great Britain

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 343, Issue , 2010, Pages 287-311

  Martill, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

BONE; CRETACEOUS; EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; JURASSIC; NINETEENTH CENTURY; PALEONTOLOGY; PTEROSAUR; SKELETON;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA; ARCHAEOPTERYX; AVES; MACRONYX; PTERANODON; PTERODACTYLUS;

EID: 77958156601     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP343.18     Document Type: Article

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