Rhamphinion
| Rhamphinion Temporal range: Early Jurassic, | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Pterosauria |
| Clade: | †Dimorphodontia (?) |
| Genus: | †Rhamphinion Padian, 1984 |
| Species: | †R. jenkinsi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Rhamphinion jenkinsi Padian, 1984 | |
Rhamphinion (meaning "beak nape"; Greek rhamphos, "beak" is a common part of "rhamphorhynchoid" names, and the remains of this animal came from the rear of the skull, i.e. "nape" or inion) 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.