Tethydraco

Tef-e-dray-ko.
By Harper Gray
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Harper Gray

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Harper Grey combines artistic talent with scientific precision to bring extinct creatures and environments back to life. Collaborating closely with paleontologists

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Gray, H. (2016, October 14). Tethydraco. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/tethydraco/

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Name

Tethydraco ‭(‬Tethys dragon‭)‬.

Phonetic

Tef-e-dray-ko.

Named By

N.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Longrich,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Martill‭ & ‬B.‭ ‬Andres‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Pterosauria,‭ ‬Pterodactyloidea,‭ ‬Pteranodontidae.

Diet

Piscivore‭?

Species

T.‭ ‬regalis

Size

Wingspan roughly estimated at about‭ ‬5‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Morocco.

Time Period

Late Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial limb bones.

In Depth

       Tethydraco is a genus of pteranodontid pterosaur known to have lived in North Africa during the late Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Late Maastrichtian pterosaurs from North Africa and mass extinction of Pterosauria at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PLoS Biology‭ ‬16‭(‬3‭)‬:e2001663:1-38.‭ ‬-‭ ‬N.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Longrich,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Martill‭ & ‬B.‭ ‬Andres‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

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