Nicorhynchus fossil map
Where fossils of Nicorhynchus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 100 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 100 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Pterosaurs |
|---|---|
| Lived | 106.3–93.9 million years ago (Albian to Cenomanian) |
| Periods | Cretaceous |
| Family | Anhangueridae |
| Named by | Holgado and Pegas 2020 |
| Fossil records | 4 occurrences at 3 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United Kingdom, Morocco |
| Rock formations | West Melbury Marly Chalk, Ifezouane |
About Nicorhynchus
Nicorhynchus (meaning "knucker snout", in reference to its likely ecology) is a genus of anhanguerid pterosaur from the Cretaceous period. It contains two species, the type species, N. capito, from the Cambridge Greensand of England, and N. fluviferox from the Kem Kem Group of Morocco. These species were previously assigned to Coloborhynchus.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Nicorhynchus (revision 1368614205), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q99753010.
