Draconyx

Dray-con-iks.
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Cassidy Wood

Paleoentomologist

Cassidy Wood uncovers the tiny yet significant world of prehistoric insects. Her research on amber-preserved specimens has revealed intricate details about ancient ecosystems.

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Name

Draconyx ‭(‬dragon claw‭)‬.

Phonetic

Dray-con-iks.

Named By

O.‭ ‬Mateus‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Antunes‭ ‬-‭ ‬2001.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Ornithopoda,‭ ‬Camptosauroidea,‭ ‬Camptosauridae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

D.‭ ‬loureiroi‭

Size

Roughly estimated to have been‭ ‬3.5‭ ‬meters in length.

Known locations

Portugal‭ ‬-‭ ‬Bombarral Formation.

Time Period

Tithonian of the Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial skeletal remains.

In Depth

       Draconyx is a genus of ornithischian dinosaur that lived‭ ‬in Portugal during the late Jurassic.‭ ‬Although the currently available fossils don’t reveal the whole skeleton,‭ ‬Draconyx still seems to have been similar to Camptosaurus,‭ ‬albeit a little smaller.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Draconyx loureiroi,‭ ‬a new camptosauridae‭ (‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithopoda‭) ‬from the Late Jurassic of Lourinh�,‭ ‬Portugal.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Annales de Pal�ontologie‭ ‬87‭(‬1‭)‬:61-73.‭ ‬-‭ ‬O.‭ ‬Mateus‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Antunes‭ ‬-‭ ‬2001.- Dorsal rib histology of dinosaurs and a crocodylomorph from western Portugal: Skeletochronological implications on age determination and life history traits. – Comptes Rendus Palevol. – Katja Waskow & Octavio Mateus – 2017.

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