Nicorhynchus

Nicorhynchus (meaning "knucker snout"; a knucker is a type of water dragon) was a pterosaur that has been discovered in both England and Morocco.[1] Both species (N. capito and N. fluviferox) were originally species of Coloborhynchus.[2]

Nicorhynchus
Temporal range: AlbianCenomanian, ~
Nicorhynchus capito.jpg
Holotype jaw fragment of N. capito in multiple views
Scientific classification e
Unrecognized taxon (fix): Nicorhynchus
Type species
Ornithocheirus capito
Seeley, 1870
Species
  • N. capito (Seeley, 1870)
  • N. fluviferox (Jacobs et al., 2019)
Restoration of N. fluviferox

Nicorhynchus Media

References

  1. Rodrigues, T.; Kellner, A. (2013). "Taxonomic review of the Ornithocheirus complex (Pterosauria) from the Cretaceous of England". ZooKeys (308): 1–112. doi:10.3897/zookeys.308.5559. PMC 3689139. PMID 23794925.
  2. Holgado, B.; Pêgas, R.V. (2020). "A taxonomic and phylogenetic review of the anhanguerid pterosaur group Coloborhynchinae and the new clade Tropeognathinae". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 65. doi:10.4202/app.00751.2020. S2CID 222075296.