Albadraco
Albadraco was a large flying reptile that lived on an ancient island in what is now Romania. It had a long beak like a stork and probably swooped down to catch fish from rivers and lakes.13
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Albadraco was an azhdarchid pterosaur, a group that includes some of the largest flying animals ever.1
Its fossils were found together in a single spot: two beak fragments and a neck bone from the same individual.1
Albadraco lived on 'Hațeg Island', a real island in the Cretaceous period, which was home to dwarf dinosaurs and giant pterosaurs.1
This pterosaur was not fully grown when it died, so adults might have been even larger.1
Albadraco was a medium-sized azhdarchid, bigger than Eurazhdarcho but smaller than the giant Hatzegopteryx.1
Its beak had no teeth, like other azhdarchids, and had tiny holes (foramina) on the surface.1

Mees gevraagde vrae oor Albadraco
?How big was Albadraco?
Albadraco had a wingspan of about 5 to 6 metres (16 to 20 feet) based on its fossils, and adults may have reached 6 to 7 metres (20 to 23 feet).2
?When did Albadraco live?
Albadraco lived during the latest Maastrichtian age of the Late Cretaceous, about 66 million years ago.2
?What did Albadraco eat?
Albadraco had a long, toothless beak like a stork and probably swooped down to catch fish from rivers and lakes.2
?Was Albadraco a dinosaur?
No, Albadraco was a pterosaur, a flying reptile, not a dinosaur.2
Vir dino-kenners
- Wetenskaplike naam
- Albadraco
- Benoem deur
- Solomon et al. 20203
- Groep
- Vlieënde reptiele
- Familie / klade
- Azhdarchidae3
- Klassifikasie
- Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea > Azhdarchidae3
- Ouderdom van die rotse
- 72 tot 66 miljoen jaar (Maastrichtian)3
- Rotsformasies
- Şard3
- Lande
- Roemenië3
- Fossielrekords
- 1 in The Paleobiology Database3
- Ontdekking
- Albadraco was named in 2020 by Solomon, Codrea, Venczel and Grellet-Tinner from fossils found at Oarda de Jos in Romania.31
- Steeds omstrede
- Scientists debate whether Albadraco might be a young Hatzegopteryx, but the 2020 study concluded it is a separate species.1
Waar die feite vandaan kom
- A new species of large-sized pterosaur from the Maastrichtian of Transylvania (Romania) (sciencedirect.com)
- Albadraco (en.wikipedia.org)
- Albadraco in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.
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