Pterodactylus scolopaciceps Meyer, 1860 (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) from the Upper Jurassic of Bavaria, Germany: The Problem of Cryptic Pterosaur Taxa in Early Ontogeny

Steven U. Vidovic; David M. Martill

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0110646

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Pterodactylus scolopaciceps Meyer, 1860 (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) from the Upper Jurassic of Bavaria, Germany: The Problem of Cryptic Pterosaur Taxa in Early Ontogeny

Steven U. Vidovic ,

* E-mail: steven.vidovic@port.ac.uk

Affiliation School of Earth and Environmental sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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David M. Martill

Affiliation School of Earth and Environmental sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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Pterodactylus scolopaciceps Meyer, 1860 (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) from the Upper Jurassic of Bavaria, Germany: The Problem of Cryptic Pterosaur Taxa in Early Ontogeny

Steven U. Vidovic,
David M. Martill

Published: October 22, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0110646

About the Authors

Steven U. Vidovic

* E-mail: steven.vidovic@port.ac.uk

Affiliation School of Earth and Environmental sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom

David M. Martill

Affiliation School of Earth and Environmental sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SUV. Performed the experiments: SUV. Analyzed the data: SUV DMM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SUV. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: SUV DMM.

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