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Austriadraco

Say it: AW-stree-ah-DRAH-ko

Name means: “Austrian dragon”1

Ate: FishFlying reptilesLate TriassicNot technically a dinosaur

Austriadraco was a small flying reptile that lived during the Late Triassic, about 217 to 213 million years ago. It had a wingspan of about 60 centimeters (2 feet) and likely ate fish. Its fossils were found in Austria, which is how it got its name.1 3

Fun fact: pterosaurs flew over the dinosaurs, but they were their cousins, not dinosaurs themselves.

Lived

211 to 206 million years ago3

Late Triassic

Fossils found in

Austria, near Seefeld in Tyrol1 3

Food

Fish3

Wingspan

0.6 m1

estimate based on humerus length of about 4 cm

When did it live?

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

252 million years ago20114566, the asteroid

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Fun facts

Austriadraco was once thought to be a young Eudimorphodon, but scientists now know it is a separate genus.1 2

Its fossils were found on a mountain trail at about 1600 meters (5250 feet) high in Austria.1

The only known skeleton is incomplete and disarticulated, meaning the bones were scattered before they became fossils.1

Austriadraco had a shoulder blade that was 62% longer than its coracoid, a bone in the shoulder.1

It lived during the Late Triassic, about 217 to 213 million years ago, on islands in the ancient Tethys Ocean.1 2

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?How big was Austriadraco?

Austriadraco was a small pterosaur with a wingspan of about 60 centimeters (24 inches) and a humerus (upper arm bone) about 4 centimeters long.1 3

?What did Austriadraco eat?

Austriadraco likely ate fish, based on its classification as a volant (flying) piscivore (fish-eater).3

?Is Austriadraco a dinosaur?

No, Austriadraco is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived at the same time as dinosaurs but is not a dinosaur itself.1

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Scientific name: Austriadraco
Named by: Kellner 20153
Group: Flying reptiles
Family / clade: Pterosauria3
Classification: Pterosauria3
Age of the rocks: 211 to 206 million years (Norian)3
Rock formations: Seefelder Schichten3
Countries: Austria3
Fossil records: 1 in the Paleobiology Database3
Discovery: The fossil was discovered in June 1994 by Bernd Lammerer near Seefeld, Austria. In 2015, Alexander Kellner named it Austriadraco dallavecchiai, honoring pterosaur expert Fabio Marco Dalla Vecchia.1 2
Still debated: Scientists are not sure exactly which other pterosaurs are its closest relatives. Some think it is related to Arcticodactylus, but others are not certain.1 2

Where the facts come from

Austriadraco (en.wikipedia.org)
Brazil - Comments on Triassic pterosaurs with discussion about ontogeny and description of new taxa Comments on Triassic pterosaurs with discussion about ontogeny and description of new taxa (scielo.br)
Austriadraco in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): age, places, rock formations, classification.

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