Alcione
Alcione is an extinct genus of nyctosaurid pterosaur from Maastrichtian-aged rocks from the Ouled Abdoun Basin in Morocco. It was one of six new Maastriichtian-aged pterosaurs described in 2018.[1] Two of these pterosaurs are yet to be named.
| Alcione | |
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| File:A. elainus FSAC-OB 2 holotype partial skeleton and FSAC-OB 217 metacarpal IV compressed.png | |
| A, humerus of holotype; B, radius and ulna of holotype; C, sternum of holotype; D, referred metacarpal IV; E, metacarpal IV and scapulocoracoid of holotype; F, femur of holotype. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Nyctosauridae |
| Genus: | Alcione Longrich et. al., 2018 |
| Species: | A. elainus
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| Binomial name | |
| Alcione elainus Longrich et. al., 2018
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References
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