Genus: Nova
= Palaeornis MANTELL, 1835/VIGORS, 1825
Etymology:
= Lithosteornis GERVAIS, 1844 (nomen nudum)
Etymology:
= Osteornis GERVAIS, 1844 (nomen nudum)
Etymology:

Species:? cliftii (MANTELL, 1835)
Etymology: In honor of William Clift, who was responsible for providing Mantell with the iguana material intergral to his work on Iguanodon.
= Palaeornis cliftii MANTELL, 1835
= Pterodactylus Clifti (MANTELL, 1835) BRONN, 1848
= Ornithochirus clifti (MANTELL, 1835) LYDEKKER, 1888 (incorrect genus name)
= Ornithocheirus clifti (MANTELL, 1835) LYDEKKER, 1888 emend NEWTON, 1888
= Osteornis ardeaceus GERVAIS, 1844 (nomen nudum)
Etymology: Laten, ardea, “Heron” and Latin, cus, “like.”
= Lithosteornis ardeaceus (GERVAIS, 1844) (nomen nudum)
= Pterodactylus silvestris OWEN, 1845
Etymology: Latin, silvestris, “wood, wild.”
= Pterodactylus sylvestris PLIENINGER, 1929 (sic)
= Pterodactylus ornis OWEN, 1861 (GIEBEL, 1847?) (nomen dubium)

Holotype: BMNH 2353, 2353a

Locality: It was probably from near Cuckfield, West Sussex, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Hastings Beds Group of the Weald Sub-basin, probaly from the Upper Tunbridge Wells Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Valanginian Stage, Middle Neocomian Subepoch, Lower Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.

Material: Fragmentary of humerus.

Referred material:

BENTON & SPENCER, 1995

Locality: Black Horse Quarry, Telham, (TQ 769142), East Sussex County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Hastings beds.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Valanginian Stage, Middle Neocomian Subepoch, Lower Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

Note: Now lost?

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