The pterosaurian remains from the Grünbach Formation (Campanian, Gosau Group) of Austria: A reappraisal of 'Ornithocheirus buenzeli'

Geological Magazine

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 334-339

  Buffetaut, Eric ^a   Osi, Attila ^b   Prondvai, Edina ^c  

^a LABORATOIRE DE GÉOLOGIE   (France)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY   (Hungary)

^c EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Austria; Azhdarchidae; Cretaceous; Pterosauria

Indexed keywords

AUSTRIA; AZHDARCHIDAE; CRETACEOUS; JAW FRAGMENTS; LATE CRETACEOUS; PTEROSAURIA;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CAMPANIAN; FOSSIL RECORD; PALEONTOLOGY; PTEROSAUR; SKELETAL REMAINS;

AUSTRIA;

AZHDARCHIDAE; ORNITHOCHEIRUS; PTEROSAURIA;

EID: 79951774466     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756810000981     Document Type: Article

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