Ferrodraco

Feh-ro-dray-ko.
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Name

Ferrodraco ‭(‬Iron dragon)‬.

Phonetic

Feh-ro-dray-ko.

Named By

Adele H.‭ ‬Pentland,‭ ‬Stephen F.‭ ‬Poropat,‭ ‬Travis R.Tischler,‭ ‬Trish Sloan,‭ ‬Robert A.‭ ‬Elliot,‭ ‬Harry A.‭ ‬Elliott,‭ ‬Judy A.‭ ‬Elliott‭ & ‬David A.‭ ‬Elliot‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Pterosauria,‭ ‬Pterodactyloidea,‭ ‬Ornithocheiridae,‭ ‬Ornithocheirinae.

Diet

Piscivore‭?

Species

F.‭ ‬lentoni‭

Size

Wingspan roughly estimated to be about‭ ‬4‭ ‬meters.‭ ‬Skull roughly estimated to be about‭ ‬60‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

Australia,‭ ‬Winton Formation.

Time Period

Cenomanian/Turonian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial forward portion of the skull and dentary.‭ ‬Partial forelimb‭ (‬wing‭) ‬bones.

In Depth

       Ferrodraco is a genus of pterosaur known to have lived in Australia during the late Cretaceous.‭ ‬Ferrodraco is an ornithocheird pterosaur,‭ ‬a type often associated with the sea,‭ ‬snatching fish from the water.‭ ‬Like many of its relatives,‭ ‬Ferrodraco had a crest rising up on the end of the snout,‭ ‬which in Ferrodraco seems to have been roughly triangular when viewed from the side.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Ferrodraco lentoni gen.‭ ‬et sp.‭ ‬nov.,‭ ‬a new ornithocheirid pterosaur from the Winton Formation‭ (‬Cenomanian–lower Turonian‭) ‬of Queensland,‭ ‬Australia.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Scientific Reports.‭ ‬9‭ (‬1‭)‬:‭ ‬13454.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Adele H.‭ ‬Pentland,‭ ‬Stephen F.‭ ‬Poropat,‭ ‬Travis R.Tischler,‭ ‬Trish Sloan,‭ ‬Robert A.‭ ‬Elliot,‭ ‬Harry A.‭ ‬Elliott,‭ ‬Judy A.‭ ‬Elliott‭ & ‬David A.‭ ‬Elliot‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

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