First occurrence of the pterosaur Coloborhynchus (Pterosauria, Ornithocheiridae) from the Wessex Formation (Lower Cretaceous) of the Isle of Wight, England
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First occurrence of the pterosaur Coloborhynchus (Pterosauria, Ornithocheiridae) from the Wessex Formation (Lower Cretaceous) of the Isle of Wight, England. / Martill, David M.
In: Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, Vol. 126, No. 3, 01.06.2015, p. 377-380.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - First occurrence of the pterosaur Coloborhynchus (Pterosauria, Ornithocheiridae) from the Wessex Formation (Lower Cretaceous) of the Isle of Wight, England
AU - Martill, David M.
PY - 2015/6/1
Y1 - 2015/6/1
N2 - A new specimen comprising a fragmentary pterosaur rostrum can be referred to the ornithocheirid genus Coloborhynchus sp. on account of its anteriorly directed anterior-most teeth located on an upturned palatal surface. The new specimen from the Early Cretaceous Wessex Formation, Wealden Group of the Isle of Wight, southern England is the first record of this taxon from the Barremian and the Isle of Wight.
AB - A new specimen comprising a fragmentary pterosaur rostrum can be referred to the ornithocheirid genus Coloborhynchus sp. on account of its anteriorly directed anterior-most teeth located on an upturned palatal surface. The new specimen from the Early Cretaceous Wessex Formation, Wealden Group of the Isle of Wight, southern England is the first record of this taxon from the Barremian and the Isle of Wight.
KW - Pterosaur
KW - Ornithocheiridae
KW - Cretaceous
KW - Wessex Formation
KW - Isle of Wight, England
U2 - 10.1016/j.pgeola.2015.03.004
DO - 10.1016/j.pgeola.2015.03.004
M3 - Article
VL - 126
SP - 377
EP - 380
JO - Proceedings of the Geologists' Association
JF - Proceedings of the Geologists' Association
SN - 0016-7878
IS - 3
ER -
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