Nicorhynchus
genus of pterosaurs (fossil)
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: Albian–Cenomanian, ~
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| Holotype jaw fragment of N. capito in multiple views | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Pterosauria |
| Suborder: | †Pterodactyloidea |
| Clade: | †Ornithocheirae |
| Family: | †Ornithocheiridae |
| Subfamily: | †Coloborhynchinae |
| Genus: | †Nicorhynchus Holgado & Pêgas, 2020 |
| Type species | |
| †Ornithocheirus capito Seeley, 1870
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References
change- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
