Re: Quetzalcoatlus

[chris brochu <cbrochu@fmnh.org>]

Kellner, A.W.A., and W. Langston.  1996.  Cranial remains of Quetzalcoatlus
(Pterosauria, Azhdarchidae) from late Cretaceous sediments of Big Bend National
Park, Texas.  Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 1996, 16(2): 222-231




Dinogeorge@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 4/30/00 6:04:01 PM EST, tmk@dinosauricon.com writes:
>
> << Does anyone know if Quetzalcoatlus has ever been formally described? >>
>
> Has >not< been formally described except in Doug Lawson's dissertation, so is
> technically a nomen nudum, but everyone has adopted the name, and a diagnosis
> was published by Nessov in 1991.

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