Keresdrakon

Ke-res-dray-kon.
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Emily Green

Paleobotanist

Emily Green brings the ancient world of plants to life through her insightful research and engaging writing. Her expertise lies in examining how prehistoric vegetation influenced climate patterns and animal evolution.

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Name

Keresdrakon ‭(‬Keres dragon‭)‬.

Phonetic

Ke-res-dray-kon.

Named By

J.‭ ‬P.‭ ‬O'Gorman‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Pterosauria,‭ ‬Pterodactyloidea,‭ ‬Tapejaromorpha.

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

K.‭ ‬vilsoni‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Brazil‭ ‬-‭ ‬Goio-Er� Formation.

Time Period

Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial skull,‭ ‬jaws and partial post‭ ‬cranial skeleton.

In Depth

       Keresdrakon is a genus of pterosaur that lived in Brazil during the Cretaceous.‭ ‬The holotype individual of Keresdrakon was discovered in a bone bed with other pterosaur remains.‭ ‬These remains include the genus Caiuajara,‭ ‬proving that these two pterosaurs were active within the same ecosystem at the same time.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A small body sized non-aristonectine elasmosaurid‭ (‬Sauropterygia,‭ ‬Plesiosauria‭) ‬from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia with comments on the relationships of the patagonian and antarctic elasmosaurids.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Ameghiniana‭ ‬53‭(‬3‭)‬:245-268.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬P.‭ ‬O’Gorman‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

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