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Ornithocheirus wiedenrothi
Taxonomy
Ornithocheirus wiedenrothi was named by Wild (1990). Its type specimen is SMNS 56628, a partial skeleton (Very fragmentary cranial and postcranial remains), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Clay Pit, Engelbostel, Hannover, which is in a Hauterivian offshore claystone in Germany.
It was considered a nomen dubium by Barrett et al. (2008); it was recombined as Targaryendraco wiedenrothi by Pegas et al. (2020).
It was considered a nomen dubium by Barrett et al. (2008); it was recombined as Targaryendraco wiedenrothi by Pegas et al. (2020).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1990 | Ornithocheirus wiedenrothi Wild p. 243 figs. 1-4 |
| 2020 | Targaryendraco wiedenrothi Pegas et al. |
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†Ornithocheirus wiedenrothi Wild 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available