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Bell, C. M., Padian, K. (1995) Pterosaur fossils from the Cretaceous of Chile: evidence for a pterosaur colony on an inland desert plain. Geological Magazine, 132 (1) 31-38 doi:10.1017/s0016756800011407

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TitlePterosaur fossils from the Cretaceous of Chile: evidence for a pterosaur colony on an inland desert plain
JournalGeological Magazine
AuthorsBell, C. M.Author
Padian, K.Author
Year1995 (January)Volume132
Issue1
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP)
DOIdoi:10.1017/s0016756800011407Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceBell, C. M., Padian, K. (1995) Pterosaur fossils from the Cretaceous of Chile: evidence for a pterosaur colony on an inland desert plain. Geological Magazine, 132 (1) 31-38 doi:10.1017/s0016756800011407
Plain TextBell, C. M., Padian, K. (1995) Pterosaur fossils from the Cretaceous of Chile: evidence for a pterosaur colony on an inland desert plain. Geological Magazine, 132 (1) 31-38 doi:10.1017/s0016756800011407
In(1995, January) Geological Magazine Vol. 132 (1) Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Abstract/NotesAbstractA 2-m-thick bed of sandstone and conglomerate in early Cretaceous desert sediments in the Andes of northern Chile contains thousands of scattered pterosaur bones. The bed displays sedimentary features which suggest that it was the product of a single major flood event. It seems possible that a large pterosaur colony was overwhelmed by the waters of an exceptional flood sweeping across a flat alluvial plain.


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