Nicorhynchus Temporal range: Albian–Cenomanian, ~
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Holotype jaw fragment of N. capito in multiple views | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | †Pterosauria |
Suborder: | †Pterodactyloidea |
Clade: | †Ornithocheirae |
Family: | †Ornithocheiridae |
Subfamily: | †Coloborhynchinae |
Genus: | †Nicorhynchus Holgado & Pêgas, 2020 |
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†Ornithocheirus capito Seeley, 1870
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Species | |
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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]