Nicorhynchus

Nicorhynchus; Temporal range: Albian–Cenomanian, ~105–92.5 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	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
Type species
	†Ornithocheirus capito; Seeley, 1870
Species
	†N. capito (Seeley, 1870); †N. fluviferox (Jacobs et al., 2019);

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]

References[change | change source]

↑ 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.

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[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.

[holgado2020-2] 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.

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