Pteranodon and beyond: The history of giant pterosaurs from 1870 onwards

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 343, Issue , 2010, Pages 313-323

  Witton, Mark P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOTPRINT; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; PTEROSAUR; SKELETAL REMAINS; VERTEBRATE;

KANSAS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; AZHDARCHIDAE; HATZEGOPTERYX THAMBEMA; PTERANODON; QUETZALCOATLUS NORTHROPI;

EID: 77958163355     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP343.19     Document Type: Article

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