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.. Taxonomic review of the Ornithocheirus complex (Pterosauria) from the Cretaceous of England. ZooKeys (308) (2013). p. 1–112. doi:10.3897/zookeys.308.5559.
  2. Holgado, B.. A taxonomic and phylogenetic review of the anhanguerid pterosaur group Coloborhynchinae and the new clade Tropeognathinae. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 65 (2020). doi:10.4202/app.00751.2020.