Species: nopcsai ANDREWS, 1913
Etymology: In honor of Nopcsa.
Holotype: NHMUK (old BMNH) A PAL 1234
Locality: Szentpeterfalva, Hateg Basin, South-western part of Transylvania, Romania.
Horizon: Sinpetru Formation (Sinpetru beds.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian Subepoch, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material: Proximal left femur.
After ANDREWS, 1913 (fliped); A) anterior; B) medial; and C) posterior views.
Paratype:
NHMUK (old BMNH) A PAL. 1235: Incomplete left femur.
Referred material:
NHMUK (old BMNH) A PAL. 1528: Distal end of the right tibio-tarsus.
NHMUK (old BMNH) A PAL. 4358: Distal left tibiotarsus.
KESSLER, GRIGORESCU & CSIKI, 2005
Locality: La Scoaba Locality, left bank of the Sibisel valley, Hateg Basin, South-western part of Transylvania, Romania.
Horizon: Sinpetru Formation (Sinpetru beds.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian Subepoch, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material:
FGGUB R. 1957: Distalmost part of a small right femur.
CSIKI-SAVA, VREMIR, VASILE, BRUSATTE, DYKE, NAISH, NORELL, & TOTOIANU, 2015
Locality: Nalat-Vad, Hateg Basin, Romania.
Horizon: Sanpetru Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian Subepoch, Uppermost Late Cretaceous Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material:
LPG (FGGUB) R.2399: Proximal left femur.
STOICESCU, CODREA, BORDEIANU & SOLOMON, 2024
BBU-PSM V1009: Fragmetnary proximal right femur.
Elopteryx nopcsai BBU-PSM V1009 after STOICESCU, CODREA, BORDEIANU & SOLOMON, 2024. A) Proximal, B) medial, C) anterior, D) posterior, E) lateral and F) distal views.
GRIGORESCU & KESSLER, 1980
Locality: Left side of the Sibisel valley, half a kilometer upstream from Sinpetru village, Hateg Basin, South-western part of Transylvania, Romania.
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material:
FGGUB (LPB.V) R. 351: Distal part of left femur.
KUROCHKIN, 1995/JURCSAK & KESSLER, 1986
Number: Not given: Epiphyseal remains and a well preserved cranium:
Note: The material suggest that this is actually a Pelecaniform bird.
