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Alexander Wilhelm Armin Kellner 
 
Alexander Kellner, a Brazilian Palaeontologist, works with the American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA.  He is also assigned to the Paleovertebrate Sector of the Department of Geology and Paleontology, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janero. 

Kellner, A. W. A. 1984, Ocorrencia de uma mandibula de pterosauria (Brasileodactylus araripensis, nov. gen.; nov. sp.) na Formacao Santana, Cretaceo da Chapada do Araripe, Ceara-Brasil. Anais XXXIII Cong. Brasil. de Geol. pp. 578–590. Rio de Janeiro

Campos D A & Kellner A W A; 1985, Panorama of the Flying Reptiles Study in Brazil and South America (Pterosauria/ Pterodactyloidea/ Anhangueridae), Anais da Academia Brasileira Ciencias, 1985,57(4):141–142 & 453-466 Rio de Janeiro

Campos, D. de A. & Kellner, A. W. 1985, Un novo exemplar de Anhanguera blittersdorffi (Reptilia, Pterosauria) da formaçao Santana, Cretaceo Inferior do Nordeste do Brasil. In Congresso Brasileiro de Paleontologia, Rio de Janeiro, Resumos, p. 13. Rio de Janeiro: Soc. Brasil. Paleont.

Kellner, A. W. A. & Campos, D. de A. 1988, Sobre un novo pterossauro com crista sagital da Bacia do Araripe, Cretaceo Inferior do Nordeste do Brasil. (Pterosauria, Tupuxuara, Cretaceo, Brasil) Anais de Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, 60, 459–469.

Kellner A W A; 1989, A new edentate pterosaur of the Lower Cretaceous from the Araripe Basin, Northeast Brazil, Anais de Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, 61:439-446

Kellner,  A. W. A. 1989, Os répteis voadores do Cretáceo Brasileiro. An. Inst. Geociênc. pp. 86–106.

Kellner, A. W. A. & Campos, D. de A. 1990, Preliminary description of an unusual pterosaur skull of the Lower Cretaceous from the Araripe Basin. Atas I. Simp. sobre a Bacia do Araripe e Bacias Interiores do Nordeste, pp. 401–405.

Kellner, A. W. A. 1990. Os répteis voadores do Cretáceo Brasileiro. In:Anuário do Instituto de Geociências, CCMN, UFRJ, ano 1989, p. 86-106.

Kellner, A. W. A. & Campos, D. de A. 1992, A new tapejarid from the Santana Formation (Lower Cretaceous) from the Araripe Basin, Northeastern Brasil. J. Vert. Paleont. 12, 36–37A.

Kellner, A. W. A. & Hasegawa, Y. 1993, Postcranial skeleton of Tupuxuara (Pterosauris, Pterodactyloidea, Tapejaridae) from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil. J. Vert. Paleont. 13, 44A.

Kellner, A. W. A. & Tomida, Y. 1993, The ankle structure in a juvenile anhanguerid (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil. J. Vert. Paleont. 13 (3), 44A.

Kellner,  A. W. A. & Campos, D. A. 1994, A new species of Tupuxuara (Pterosauria, Tapejaridae) from the Early Cretaceous of Brazil. An. Acad. brasil. Ciênc. 66, 467–473.

Kellner, A. W. A. & Langston, W. J. 1994, The cranial anatomy of an azhdarchid pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Texas. J. Vert. Paleont. 14, 32A.

Kellner, A. W. A. 1994, Pterosaur soft tissue from Brazil: to be or not to be a wing membrane, that is the question! J. Vert. Paleont. 14 (3), 31A-32A.

Kellner, A. W. A. 1994. Remarks on pterosaur taphonomy and paleoecology. Acta Geologica Leopoldensia, 39 (1): 175-189.

Kellner, A. W. A. 1995, Description of a juvenile specimen of Tapejara (Pterodactyloidea, Tapejaridae) from Brazil. J. Vert. Paleont. 15 (3), 38A-39A.

Kellner, A. W. A. 1995, The relationships of the Tapejaridae (Pterodactyloidea) with comments on pterosaur phylogeny. Sixth Symposium on Mesozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems and Biota Short Papers,  China Ocean Press, Beijing, China, p. 73-77.

Dalla Vecchia & Kellner, A. W. A. 1995.  Comments on the pterosaurs from  the Late Triassic (Middle Norian) of Friuli; Northeastern Italy.  Jour. Vert. Paleont., 15 (suppl. to 3): 25A.

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

Kellner, A. W. A. 1996, First record of Pterosauria (Pterodactyloidea, Azhdarchidae) from Cretaceous rocks of Morocco. J. Vert. Paleont. 16 (3), 45A.

Kellner, A.W.A. 1996. Description of new material of Tapejaridae and Anhangueridae (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) and discussion of pterosaur phylogeny, Ph.D. Thesis, Columbia University (available through UMI - University Microfilms International/ ProQuest).

Campos, D. A. & Kellner, A. W. A. 1996, An unusual crested pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Brazil. J. Vert. Paleont. 16 (3),  27-28A.

Kellner, A. W. A. & Tomida, Y. 1996, New information on Anhanguera and the systematic position of the Anhangueridae (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea). J. Vert. Paleont. 16 (3), 45A.

Kellner A. W. A. and Langston W. jr. 1996. Cranial remains of Quetzalcoatlus 9Pterosauria, Azhdarchidae) from the late Cretaceous sediments of Big Bend National Park, Texas.  Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 16, 222-231.

Kellner, A. W. A. 1996, New information on pterodactyloid braincases based on specimens from the Early Cretaceous Santana Formation, northeastern Brazil. J. Vert. Paleont. 16 (3), 44A-45A.

Kellner, A. W. A. 1996, Pterosaur phylogeny. J. Vert. Paleont. 16 (3), 45A.

Kellner, A. W. A. 1996, Reinterpretation of a remarkably well preserved pterosaur soft tissue from the early Cretaceous of Brazil.  Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 16(4), 718–722.

Kellner, A. W. A.  1996,  Description of the braincase of two Early Cretaceous pterosaurs (Pterodactyloidea) from Brazil.  American Museum Novitates, 3175: 1-34.

Chinsamy A. & Kellner, A. W. A.  1996. Unravelling the microstructure of  pterosaur teeth.  Jour. Vert. Paleont., 16 (suppl. to 3):

Kellner, A. W. A.  & Mader, B.J.  1996. First report of Pterosauria (Pterodactyloidea, Azhdarchidae) from Cretaceous rocks of Morocco.  Jour. Vert. Paleont., 16 (suppl. to 3): 45A.

Campos, D. A. & Kellner, A. W. A.  1997,  Short note on the first occurrence of Tapejaridae in the Crato Member (Aptian), Santana Formation, Araripe Basin, Northeast Brazil. An. Acad. Brasil. Ciênc., 69(1): 83-87.

Kellner, A. W. A. & Mader, B.J.  1997,  Archosaur teeth from the Cretaceous of Morocco.  Journal Paleontology, 71(3): 525-527.

Campos, D. A. & Kellner, A. W. A.  1997,  Fossilized soft tissue preservation in the Lower Cretaceos of Brazil. An. Acad. Brasil. Ciênc., 69(1):145-146.

Kellner, A. W. A., 1997,  Reinterpretation of a remarkably well preserved pterosaur soft tissue from the Early Cretaceous of Brazil. J. Vert. Paleontol. 16, pp. 718-722.

Kellner, A. W. A.  1997, On the pterosaur brain.  An. Acad. Brasil. Ciênc., 69(1):122.

Mader, B.J. & Kellner, A. W. A.  1997,  First occurrence of Anhangueridae (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) in Africa. Jour. Vert. Paleont., 17 (suppl. to 3):  62A.

Kellner, A. W. A.  1997,  On the relationships of some early pterodactyloid pterosaurs. In: Boletim de Resumos, 15º Congresso Brasileiro de Paleontologia, p. 100. UNESP, Rio Claro, São Paulo.

Kellner, A. W. A. & Campos, D. A.  1997, On a large pterosaur from the Santana Formation, Early Cretaceous of Brazil. In: Boletim de Resumos, 15º Congresso Brasileiro de Paleontologia, p. 101. UNESP, Rio Claro, São Paulo.

Mader, B.J. & Kellner, A.W.A.  1999, A new Anhanguerid pterosaur from the Cretaceous of Morocco.  Boletim do Museu Nacional (nova serie), Geologia, 45: 1-11

Chiappe, Kellner, Rivarola, Davila and Fox. 2000, Cranial morphology of Pterodaustro guinazui (Pterosauria: Pterodactyloidea) from the Lower Cretaceous of Argentina. Contributions in Science (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County) 483 1-19.

Kellner, A. W. A. and Tomida., Y. 2000, Description of a new species of Anhangueridae (Pterodactyloidea) with comments on the pterosaur fauna from the Santana Formation (Aptian -Albian), Northeastern Brazil. National Science Museum Monographs No. 17, National Science Museum, Tokyo. p. 1-135.

Ikegami, N., Kellner, A. W. A. and Tomida., Y. 2000, The presence of an azhdarchid pterosaur in the Cretaceous of Japan. Paleontological Research, 4, 165-170.

Dalla Vecchia, F. M., Arduini, P., and Kellner, A. W. A. 2001, The first pterosaur from the Cenomanian (Late Cretaceous) Lagerstatten of Lebanon: Cretaceous Research, v. 22, p. 219-225.

Kellner, A. W. A. 2001. New hypothesis of Pterosaur Phylogeny. In: Barros, L. M., Nuvens, P. C. & Filgueira, J. B. M. (eds.) I e II Simpósios sobre a Bacia do Araripe e bacias interiores do Nordeste, Comunicações. Crato, p. 249-258.

Sayāo J. M. & Kellner A. W. A. 2001. New data on the pterosaur fauna from Tendaguru (Tanzania), Upper Jurassic, Africa.  Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 21(3), 97A.

Kellner, A. W. A. 2001. A review of the pterosaur record from Gondwana. Two hundred years of Pterosaurs.  A symposium on the Anatomy, Evolution, Palaeobiology and Environments of Mesozoic Flying Reptiles, Toulouse.  Strata, serie 1, 11, 51-53.

Kellner A. W. A., Aguirre-Urreta M. B. and Ramos V. A., 2002, On the Pterosaur Remains from the Río Belgrano Formation (Barremian), Patagonian Andes of Argentina. Anais de Academia Brasileira de Ciências. 75(4): pp.487-495. (May 2003)

Kellner A. W. A. and Campos D. A., 2002, The function of the cranial crest and jaws of a unique pterosaur from the early Cretaceous of Brazil.  Science. vol. 297, no. 5580 19 July 2002, pp. 389-392. (Thalassodromeus sethi)

Kellner, A.W.A.; Gallo, V.; Saraiva, A. S. F.; Sayao, J. M. & Silva, H. P. 2002, On the fossil locality "Ladeira do Berlenga" (Santana Formation, Araripe Basin) in Piauí, Northeastern Brazil. Arquivos do Museu Nacional, 60 (3): 111-116.

Nuvens, P.C.; Sayao, J. M..; Silva, H. P.; Silva, A. S. F.; & Kellner, A.W.A. 2002, The collection of pterosaurs of the Paleontology Museum of Santana of Cariri, Northeast Brazil. Arquivos do Museu Nacional, 60 (3): 235-240.

Silva, H. P. & Kellner, A. W. A. 2003, Preparation of Thalassodromeus sethi (Pterosauria: Tapejaridae): One combination of techniques. Abstracts of III Brazilian Symposium of Paleovertebrates.

Kellner, A. W. A., Aguirre-Urreta, M B., and Ramos, V. A., 2003, On the pterosaur remains from the Rio Belgrano Formation (Barremian), Patagonian Andes of Argentina: Anais da Academia Brasilieira de Ciencias, vol.75, no.4, p.497-495.

Kellner, A. W. A., and Moody, J. M., 2003, Pterosaur (Pteranodontoidea, Pterodactyloidea) scapulocoracoid from the Early Cretaceous of Venezuela:  In: Evolution and Palaeobiology of Pterosaurs, edited by Buffetaut, E., and Mazin, J.-M., Geological Society Special Publication, no.217, p.73-77.

Kellner, A. W. A., 2003, Pterosaur phylogeny and comments on the evolutionary history of the group: In: Evolution and Palaeobiology of Pterosaurs, edited by Buffetaut, E., and Mazin, J.-M., Geological Society Special Publication, no.217, p.105-137.

Kellner, A. W. A., 2004, Comments on the phylogeny of the pterodactyloidea: In: Atti del Workshop Eudimorphodon: 30th from Discovery, Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali "e. Caffi" Di Bergamo, edited by Renesto, S., Rivista del Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali "Enrico Caffi", vol.22, p. 31-37.

Kellner, A. W. A., 2004, The ankle structure of two pterodactyloid pterosaurs from the Santana Formation (Lower Cretaceous), of Brazil: In: Tributes to Malcolm C. Mckenna: his students, his legacy, edited by Gould, G. C., and Bell, S. K., Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, no.285, p.25-35.

Kellner, A. W. A., 2004, On a pterosaur neck with a dinosaur tooth: scavenging or predation? Natura Nascosta, no.29, p. 41-43.

Kellner, A. W. A., 2004, New information on the Tapejaridae (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) and discussion of the relationships of this clade: Ameghiniana, (Rev. Asoc. Paleontol. Argent.)  vol.41, no.4, p.521-534.

Wang, X., Kellner, A. W. A., Zou, Z,. and Campos, D. de A., 2005, Pterosaur diversity and faunal turnover in Cretaceous terrestrial ecosystems in China: Nature, vol.437, p.875-879. (Feilongus youngi, Nurhachius ignaciobritoi)

Kellner, A. W. A., Calvo, J. G., Sayao, J. M., and Porfiri, J. D., 2006, Pterosaur bones from the Portezuelo Formation (Cretaceous), Neuquen Group, Patagonia, Argentina: Arquivos do Museu National, Rio de Janeiro, vol.64, no.4, p.369-375.

Wang, X., Kellner, A. W. A., Zhou, Z., and Campos, D. de. A., 2007, A new pterosaur (Ctenochasmatidae, Archaeopterodactyloidea) from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of China: Cretaceous Research, vol. 28, p. 245-260. (Gegepterus changi)

Kellner, A. W. A., and Campos, D. de A., 2007, Short note on the ingroup relationships of the Tapejaridae (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea): Boletim do Museu Nacional, Geologia, no. 75, p. 1-14.

Wang, X., Kellner, A. W. A., Zhou, Z. and Campos, D. de A. 2008. Discovery of a rare arboreal forest-dwelling flying reptile (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) from China. PNAS.  published February 11, 2008 (Nemicolopterus crypticus)