Genus
Valid Extinct

Rhamphinion

Padian 1984

Rhamphinion is a genus of pterosaurs from the Sinemurian-mid Pliensbachian-age Lower Jurassic Kayenta Formation of northeastern Arizona, United States. The type species is R. jenkinsi.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Ptérosaures
Piscivore Volant Marine
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Classification
Pterosauria Order
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Rhamphorhynchoidea Suborder
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Rhamphinion Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
1
Geological formations
Kayenta
1
Temporal distribution
Pliensbachian (192.9–184.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Rhamphinion jenkinsi 200 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
K. Padian. 1984. Pterosaur remains from the Kayenta Formation (?Early Jurassic) of Arizona . Palaeontology 27(2):407-413
Bibliography (1)
K. Padian. 1984. Pterosaur remains from the Kayenta Formation (?Early Jurassic) of Arizona . Palaeontology 27(2):407-413