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
A. crassidens holotype
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: †Pterosauria
Suborder: †Pterodactyloidea
Genus: †Amblydectes
Hooley, 1914
Type species
†Ornithocheirus crassidens
Seeley, 1870
Species
  • †A.? crassidens
    (Seeley, 1870)
  • †A.? eurygnathus
    (Seeley, 1870)
  • †A.? platystomus
    (Seeley, 1870)
Synonyms
A. eurygnathus holotype
A. platystomus holotype

See also

References
  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.


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