Genus: Elopteryx ANDREWS, 1913
Etymology: Greek, helos, “swamp, marsh”, and Greek, pteryx, “wing”: Marsh Wing.

Species: nopcsai ANDREWS, 1913
Etymology: In honor of Nopcsa.

Holotype: BMNH A PAL 1234

Locality: Szentpeterfalva, Transylvania, Romania.

Horizon: Sinpetru beds.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian Subepoch, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Proximal left femur.

Paratype:

BMNH A PAL. 1235: Incomplete left femur.

Referred material:

BMNH A PAL. 1528: Distal end of the right tibio-tarsus.

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 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.

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.