Ptenodracon
Ptenodracon was a small flying reptile that lived in the Late Jurassic period. It had a short snout and probably ate fish. Its fossils were found in Germany.66
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Ptenodracon was once thought to be a separate genus, but many scientists now consider it a junior synonym of Pterodactylus.21
Ptenodracon fossils come from the Late Jurassic, about 154 to 149 million years ago.6
The only known fossils of Ptenodracon were found in Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany.6
Ptenodracon was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived alongside dinosaurs but was not a dinosaur itself.6
Most asked questions about Ptenodracon
?What is Ptenodracon?
Ptenodracon is a genus of pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived during the Late Jurassic period. Many scientists now consider it a junior synonym of Pterodactylus.42
?How big was Ptenodracon?
Ptenodracon was a small pterosaur. As a synonym of Pterodactylus, its adult wingspan was about 1.04 metres (3.4 feet).4
?What did Ptenodracon eat?
Ptenodracon probably ate fish, based on its short snout and the generalist carnivore diet of Pterodactylus.4
?When did Ptenodracon live?
Ptenodracon lived in the Late Jurassic period, about 154 to 149 million years ago.6
?Where were Ptenodracon fossils found?
The only known fossils of Ptenodracon were found in Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany.6
?Is Ptenodracon a dinosaur?
No, Ptenodracon is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived alongside dinosaurs but is not a dinosaur itself.45
?Did Ptenodracon have feathers?
No, Ptenodracon had wings made of skin and muscle, not feathers. It was a reptile, not a bird.4
?Could Ptenodracon fly?
Yes, Ptenodracon was a flying reptile. It had wings formed by a membrane stretching from its elongated fourth finger to its hind limbs.4
?Why is Ptenodracon not used anymore?
Many scientists now consider Ptenodracon to be a junior synonym of Pterodactylus, meaning it is the same animal as Pterodactylus.42
?Who named Ptenodracon?
The name Ptenodracon was first used by Richard Lydekker in 1888.4
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- Scientific name
- Ptenodracon
- Named by
- Lydekker 18886
- Group
- Flying reptiles
- Family / clade
- Ctenochasmatoidea6
- Classification
- Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea6
- Age of the rocks
- 155 to 149 million years (Kimmeridgian)6
- Countries
- Germany6
- Fossil records
- 1 in the Paleobiology Database6
- Discovery
- Ptenodracon was named by Richard Lydekker in 1888 based on fossils from Germany. The species was originally described as Ornithocephalus brevirostris by Samuel Thomas von Sömmering in 1817.661
- Still debated
- Scientists debate whether Ptenodracon is a valid genus or just a juvenile form of Pterodactylus.21
Where the facts come from
- Pterosaur Species (doc.rero.ch)
- List of pterosaur genera (en.wikipedia.org)
- Pterodactylus — size, diet & habitat | DinoLifePedia (dinolifepedia.com)
- Pterodactylus (en.wikipedia.org)
- Pterosaurs: The truth about these ‘flying dinosaurs’ | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
- Ptenodracon in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): age, places, rock formations, classification.
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