Guidraco
Guidraco was a flying reptile with a scary name meaning 'malicious ghost dragon'. It had a long beak full of sharp teeth that stuck out in all directions, perfect for snatching fish from the water.1
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Guidraco had 82 teeth in its head, with the front ones being very long and sticking out far beyond the beak.1
The first tooth in the upper jaw pointed almost straight forward, like a spear.1
Guidraco lived about 120 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous period.1
Its neck vertebrae had large holes that let air sacs enter the bones, making them lighter for flight.1
Guidraco is closely related to Ludodactylus, a pterosaur from Brazil, showing that pterosaurs moved between continents.1
The only fossil found so far is a partial skeleton including a nearly complete skull and neck bones.1

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?How big was Guidraco?
Its skull was about 38 centimetres (15 inches) long. The rest of its body is not fully known, so its total size is an estimate.1
?What did Guidraco eat?
It ate fish. Its long, interlocking front teeth worked like a trap to grab slippery fish.1
?Where was Guidraco found?
It was found in Liaoning Province, northeast China, in the Jiufotang Formation.1
?Is Guidraco a dinosaur?
No, Guidraco is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived alongside dinosaurs but is not a dinosaur.1
?Why is it called Guidraco?
Its name means 'malicious ghost dragon' in Chinese and Latin. 'Gui' means ghost in Chinese, and 'draco' means dragon in Latin.1
?Did Guidraco have a crest?
Yes, it had a large, rounded crest on top of its skull, above the eye sockets. It pointed slightly forward.1
Динозавр эксперттери үчүн
- Илимий аты
- Guidraco
- Ат койгон
- Wang et al. 20122
- Топ
- Учуучу сойлоочулар
- Үй-бүлө / клада
- Ornithocheiroidea2
- Классификация
- Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea2
- Тоо тектеринин жашы
- 121 … 113 миллион жыл (Aptian)2
- Тоо тектеринин катмарлары
- Jiufotang2
- Өлкөлөр
- Кытай2
- Таш калдык табылгалары
- The Paleobiology Database боюнча 1 жазуу2
- Табылышы
- Guidraco was named in 2012 by Wang Xiaolin, Alexander W.A. Kellner, Jiang Shunxing, and Xin Cheng. The fossil was found in the Jiufotang Formation in Liaoning, China.12
- Дагы эле талаштуу
- Scientists are not sure whether Guidraco belongs to the Anhangueridae family or the Boreopteridae family.1
Фактылар кайдан алынат
- Guidraco (en.wikipedia.org)
- Guidraco in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): жашы, жерлери, тоо тектеринин катмарлары, классификациясы.
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