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First evidence of azhdarchid pterosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of Hungary

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Ősi, Attila, Weishampel, David B., Jianu, Coralia M. (2005): First evidence of azhdarchid pterosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of Hungary. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 50 (4): 777-787, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13625255

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