Amblydectes

Amblydectes Temporal range: Cenomanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
A. crassidens holotype
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	† Pterosauria
Suborder:	† Pterodactyloidea
Family:	† Anhangueridae
Subfamily:	† Tropeognathinae
Genus:	† Amblydectes Hooley, 1914
Type species
†Ornithocheirus crassidens Seeley, 1870
Species
†A. crassidens (Seeley, 1870)
Synonyms
Ornithocheirus crassidens Seeley, 1870 Ornithocheirus eurygnathus Seeley, 1870 Amblydectes eurygnathus Seeley, 1870

A. eurygnathus holotype, a possible synonym of A. crassidens

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] A 2021 study found A. crassidens to be a valid genus within Anhangueridae, while A. platystomus was placed in the new genus Draigwenia . A. eurygnathus was found to possibly be a junior synonym of A. crassidens. ^[2]

See also

• Timeline of pterosaur research

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.
2. Holgado, Borja (2021-12-03). "On the validity of the genus Amblydectes Hooley 1914 (Pterodactyloidea, Anhangueridae) and the presence of Tropeognathinae in the Cambridge Greensand". Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. 93 (suppl 2) e20201658. doi: 10.1590/0001-3765202120201658 . ISSN   0001-3765. PMID   34877964. S2CID   244884444.