Nicolia (plant)

The type species Nicolia aegyptiaca were named in 1842 by Franz Unger. The first specimens were collected in Egypt and it is often synonymised with Sterculioxylon aegypticum. The discovery of N. caledonica suggests the genus existed until the Pleistocene. Smets considered that the specimen was a hadrosaur reaching an estimated in length which might have had dermal spines. == Species ==

• Nicolia aegyptiaca (Type species) — Late Cretaceous of Egypt • Nicolia caledonica — Pleistocene of Ducos Island, New Caledonia • Nicolia moresneti — Late Cretaceous of Belgium • Nicolia tunetana — Pliocene of Tunisia • Nicolia zealandica? — Cenozoic of New Zealand. Its placement within Nicolia has been questioned. Previously assigned species • Nicolia giarabubensis (now Sterculioxylon giarabubense) — Oligocene of Egypt (Fayyum) • Nicolia minor (now Bombacoxylon owenii) • Nicolia oweni (now Bombacoxylon owenii) • Nicolia wiedemanni (now Sterculioxylon aegyptiacum) — Egypt ==References==