Nicorhynchus
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| Nicorhynchus Temporal range: Albian–Cenomanian, ~
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| Holotype jaw fragment of N. capito in multiple views | |
Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Nicorhynchus |
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| †Ornithocheirus capito Seeley, 1870
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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 Media
N. fluviferox holotype snout
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.