Pioneers
Dates shown against the names are for the first publication of a pterosaur related paper. This is a personal selection of names based upon the overall record of published work and its significance to the understanding of the order Pterosauria. There are many others who are expert in this field of work. See the Alphabetical Listing
The Pterosaur Pioneers
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C A Collini 1784 C. Theodori 1788 G Cuvier 1801 R. Owen 1804 |
Sommerring 1812 G A Goldfuss 1829 G zu Munster 1830 H von Meyer 1832 |
J. S. Bowerbank 1845 F A Quenstedt 1855 A. Wagner 1860 H.G. Seeley 1865 |
Developers of Ideas
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O.C. Marsh 1871 E D Cope 1872 K A von Zittel 1882 S.W. Williston 1892 F Plininger 1895 |
O. Abel 1907 E. H. Hankin 1914 G.von Arthaber 1919 L. Doderlain 1923 C. Wiman 1925 |
F. Broili 1927 W. L. Stokes 1957 C.C. Young 1958 J. Ostrom 1966 |
Modern Experts
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Wellnofer 1967 R Wild 1971 K Padian 1979 N N Bakurina 1982 |
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Buffetaut 1983 A W A Kellner 1984 S C Bennett 1987 D M Unwin 1987 |
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Martill 1988 F M Dalla Vecchia 1989 |