A short history of research on Archaeopteryx and its relationship with dinosaurs

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 343, Issue , 2010, Pages 237-250

  Wellnhofer, Peter ^a  

^a NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CLADISTICS; DINOSAUR; FOSSIL RECORD; SKELETAL REMAINS; TYPE SPECIMEN;

BAVARIA; GERMANY;

ANIMALIA; ARCHAEOPTERYX; AVES; DINOSAURIA; MANIRAPTORA; SAURIA; THECODONTIA; THEROPODA;

EID: 77958191652     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP343.14     Document Type: Article

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