Austriadraco

Oss-tre-ah-drah-co.
By Maeve Foster
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Foster, M. (2012, September 24). Austriadraco. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/austriadraco/

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Name

Austriadraco ‭(‬Austria dragon‭)‬.

Phonetic

Oss-tre-ah-drah-co.

Named By

A.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Kellner‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Pterosauria.

Diet

Piscivore‭?

Species

A.‭ ‬dallavecchiai‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Austria‭ ‬-‭ ‬Seefelder Schichten Formation.

Time Period

Norian/Rhaetian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Skull and partial skeleton.

In Depth

       Austriadraco is a genus of pterosaur that lived in Austria during the late Triassic.‭ ‬Austriadraco is also noted for bearing a resemblance to‭ ‬the genera Arcticodactylus and‭ ‬Eudimorphodon.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Comments on Triassic pterosaurs with discussion about ontogeny and description of new taxa.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ci�ncias‭ ‬87‭(‬2‭)‬:669-689.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Kellner‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

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