Amblydectes
Amblydectes is a genus of pterosaur known from jaw fragments. It apparently had a jaw flattened towards the tip and triangular in cross-section. It has at times been synonymized with Coloborhynchus, Criorhynchus, Lonchodectes, or Ornithocheirus. A 2013 study found A. crassidens and A. eurygnathus to be nomina dubia, with A. platystomus possibly belonging to a separate, yet unnamed genus.[1]
Amblydectes Temporal range: Early Cretaceous | |
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A. crassidens holotype | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | †Pterosauria |
Suborder: | †Pterodactyloidea |
Family: | †Ornithocheiridae |
Genus: | †Amblydectes Hooley, 1914 |
Type species | |
†Ornithocheirus crassidens Seeley, 1870 | |
Species | |
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Synonyms | |
Synonyms of A.? crassidens
Synonyms of A.? eurygnathus
Synonyms of A.? platystomus
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A. eurygnathus holotype
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A. platystomus holotype
See also
References
- 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.
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