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Cretornis hlavaci Frič, 1881 from the Upper Cretaceous of Czech Republic (Pterosauria, Azhdarchoidea). / Averianov, A.; Ekrt, B.

In: Cretaceous Research, Vol. 55, 2015, p. 164-175.

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Averianov, A & Ekrt, B 2015, 'Cretornis hlavaci Frič, 1881 from the Upper Cretaceous of Czech Republic (Pterosauria, Azhdarchoidea)', Cretaceous Research, vol. 55, pp. 164-175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2015.02.011

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Averianov, A., & Ekrt, B. (2015). Cretornis hlavaci Frič, 1881 from the Upper Cretaceous of Czech Republic (Pterosauria, Azhdarchoidea). Cretaceous Research, 55, 164-175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2015.02.011

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Averianov A, Ekrt B. Cretornis hlavaci Frič, 1881 from the Upper Cretaceous of Czech Republic (Pterosauria, Azhdarchoidea). Cretaceous Research. 2015;55:164-175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2015.02.011

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Averianov, A. ; Ekrt, B. / Cretornis hlavaci Frič, 1881 from the Upper Cretaceous of Czech Republic (Pterosauria, Azhdarchoidea). In: Cretaceous Research. 2015 ; Vol. 55. pp. 164-175.

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abstract = "Cretornis hlavaci Fri{\v c}, 1881 from the Upper Cretaceous (Turonian) of Czech Republic is a valid taxon referred to Azhdarchoidea based on having a saddle-shaped humeral head, pneumatic foramen on proximal humerus present on anterior side and absent on posterior side, elongate deltopectoral crest with subparallel proximal and distal margins, pneumatic foramen absent on distal side of humerus, metacarpals I–III not articulated with carpus and displaced on anterodorsal side of wing metacarpal, and wing metacarpal much longer than humerus. Absence of a pneumatic foramen on posterior side of proximal humerus suggests attribution of Cretornis hlavaci to Neoazhdarchia. It has a unique construction of the distal ulna with a dorsal articulation surface placed distinctly proximal to the tuberculum shared only with the non-azhdarchid azhdarchoid Montanazhdarcho minor from the Campanian of North America. Cretornis hlavaci differs from the latter taxon by the structure of its humerus and distinctly longer wing metacarpal. I",
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