Genus ORNITHOCHEIRUS | |
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Animalia / Chordata Cephalochordata / Gnathostomata Reptilia / Diapsida / Archosauromorpha n.a. / Archosauria / Pterosauria Pterodactyloidea / n.a. n.a. / Ornithocheiridae n.a. / Ornithocheirus |
Age: Distribution: |
Cretaceous Europe, South America (Africa?, Australia?) |
Note: Known from poor fossil material, taxonomy and distribution are controversial.Depicted on:Australia, 1993 (45 c., gummed, in M.S., M.S. with two different overprints, in stamp booklet, and self-adhesive)Central African Republic, 2001 (position 2 of sheet 2) Congo (Kinshasa), 2006 (M.S. margin) Djibouti, 2021 (position 4 of sheet, as Pterodactylus simus) Guinea, 2021 (M.S., as Pterodactylus simus) Guinea-Bissau, 2013 (M.S. margin) Guinea-Bissau, 2021 (1000 FCFA.) Liberia, 2001 (position 1 of sheet 2) Liberia, 2022 (position 1 of sheet) United Kingdom, 2013 (position 4 of strip 1) ![]() |