The name ''Ornithocephalus'' ('bird head') may refer either to
*
''Ornithocephalus'' (plant), a genus of orchids
* an obsolete name once applied to a
pterosaur
Pterosaurs (; from Greek ''pteron'' and ''sauros'', meaning "wing lizard") is an extinct clade of flying reptiles in the order, Pterosauria. They existed during most of the Mesozoic: from the Late Triassic to the end of the Cretaceous (228 to ...
specimens now classified as ''
Pterodactylus''.
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