Pterosaurs as a food source for small dromaeosaurs

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 331-332, Issue , 2012, Pages 27-30

  Hone, David ^a   Tsuihiji, Takanobu ^b   Watabe, Mahito ^c   Tsogtbaatr, Khishigjaw ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

^c Hayashibara Mus of Natural Sciences   (Japan)

^d INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

Azhdarchid; Cretaceous; Deinonychosaur; Predator prey; Scavenger

Indexed keywords

BONE; CRETACEOUS; DIET; DINOSAUR; FOSSIL RECORD; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SCAVENGING (FEEDING); SKELETAL REMAINS; SPECIMEN BANK; STOMACH CONTENT;

ANIMALIA; AVES; AZHDARCHIDAE; DINOSAURIA; DROMAEOSAURIDAE; THEROPODA;

EID: 84859832897     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2012.02.021     Document Type: Article

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