A new darwinopterid pterosaur from the middle jurassic of western liaoning, Northeastern China and its ecological implications

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 507-514

  Junchang, Lu ^a   Liz, Xu ^b   Huali, Chang ^b   Xingliao, Zhang ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b Henan Geological Museum   (China)

Author keywords

China; Darwinopterus robustodens; Middle Jurassic; Tiaojinshan Formation; Western Liaoning

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL RECORD; JURASSIC; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; REPTILE; SPECIMEN BANK; TOOTH;

CHINA; LIAONING;

COLEOPTERA;

EID: 81255150909     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-6724.2011.00444.x     Document Type: Article

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