A New Small-Bodied Azhdarchoid Pterosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of England and Its Implications for Pterosaur Anatomy, Diversity and Phylogeny

Darren Naish; Martin Simpson; Gareth Dyke

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058451

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A New Small-Bodied Azhdarchoid Pterosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of England and Its Implications for Pterosaur Anatomy, Diversity and Phylogeny

Darren Naish ,

* E-mail: eotyrannus@gmail.com

Affiliation Ocean and Earth Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Martin Simpson,

Affiliation Ocean and Earth Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Gareth Dyke

Affiliations Ocean and Earth Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, Institute of Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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A New Small-Bodied Azhdarchoid Pterosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of England and Its Implications for Pterosaur Anatomy, Diversity and Phylogeny

Darren Naish,
Martin Simpson,
Gareth Dyke

Published: March 18, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0058451

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A New Small-Bodied Azhdarchoid Pterosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of England and Its Implications for Pterosaur Anatomy, Diversity and Phylogeny

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