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Draconyx

Say it: druh-KON-ix

Name means: “dragon claw”1

Ate: PlantsBeaked plant-eatersLate Jurassic

Draconyx was a small plant-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now Portugal. It walked on two legs and had a beak to nibble plants. Its name means 'dragon claw' because of its sharp claws.1

Lived

149 to 145 million years ago4

Late Jurassic

Fossils found in

Vale de Frades and Praia do Caniçal, Lourinhã, Portugal1 3

Food

Plants1 2

Length

3.5 m1

estimate by Gregory S. Paul in 2010

Weight

150 kg1

When did it live?

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

252 million years ago20114566, the asteroid

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How heavy was it?

as heavy as 5 big dogs

as long as 4 dogs nose to tailas long as 19 bananas end to endas heavy as 30 watermelons

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Fun facts

Draconyx lived about 149 to 145 million years ago, during the Late Jurassic period.2

Only a partial skeleton has been found, including teeth, tail bones, arm and leg bones, and claws.1

The bones show that the Draconyx individual was fully grown when it died, at an age between 27 and 31 years old.1

Scientists think Draconyx was a relative of Camptosaurus, a larger plant-eating dinosaur.1 3

The first Draconyx fossils were found in 1991 by Carlos Anunciação, a member of the Museum of Lourinhã.1 3

Draconyx had a beak and teeth with a strong ridge, which helped it chew tough plants.1

AI-made picture of Draconyx — An AI-made picture of how Draconyx might have looked, made by a computer from what scientists know. It is a guess: the real animal may have looked different, and nobody knows its true colours.

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Most asked questions about Draconyx

?How big was Draconyx?

About 3.5 metres (11.5 feet) long and weighed around 150 kilograms (330 pounds).1

?What did Draconyx eat?

It was a plant-eater. It had a beak and teeth with a strong ridge to help chew tough plants.1

?When did Draconyx live?

It lived about 149 to 145 million years ago, during the Late Jurassic period.1

?Was Draconyx a dinosaur?

Yes, it was a small ornithopod dinosaur, a type of plant-eating dinosaur.1

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Scientific name: Draconyx
Named by: Mateus and Antunes 20014
Group: Beaked plant-eaters
Family / clade: Dryomorpha4
Classification: Ornithischia > Ornithopoda > Iguanodontia4
Age of the rocks: 149 to 145 million years (Tithonian)4
Rock formations: Lourinhã4
Countries: Portugal4
Fossil records: 1 in the Paleobiology Database4
Discovery: Draconyx was named in 2001 by Octávio Mateus and Miguel Telles Antunes. The fossils were found in 1991 at Vale de Frades, Portugal, by Carlos Anunciação.1 3
Still debated: Scientists are not sure exactly where Draconyx fits on the dinosaur family tree. Some say it is a camptosaurid, others place it in a group called Styracosterna.1 2

Where the facts come from

Draconyx (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
PII: S0753-3969(01)80003-3 (doc.rero.ch)
Draconyx in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): age, places, rock formations, classification.

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