Argentinadraco

Ar-gen-te-nah-dray-ko.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Argentinadraco ‭(‬Argetnina dragon‭)‬.

Phonetic

Ar-gen-te-nah-dray-ko.

Named By

A.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Kellner‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬O.‭ ‬Calvo‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Pterosauria,‭ ‬Pterodactyloidea,‭ ‬Azhdarchoidea.

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

A.‭ ‬barrealensis‭

Size

Length of preserved segment of the lower jaw‭ ‬259‭ ‬millimetres long.‭ ‬Jaw is incomplete.

Known locations

Argentina‭ ‬-‭ ‬Portezuelo Formation.

Time Period

Late Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial lower jaw,‭ ‬missing the rear portion.

In Depth

       Argentinadraco is a genus of azdarchid pterosaur that lived in South America during the late Cretaceous.‭ ‬At the time of its description,‭ ‬Argentinadraco is only known from the‭ ‬frontal half of the lower jaws,‭ ‬so it is difficult to ascertain specific details about this pterosaur.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬New azhdarchoid pterosaur‭ (‬Pterosauria,‭ ‬Pterodactyloidea‭) ‬with an unusual lower jaw from the Portezuelo Formation‭ (‬Upper Cretaceous‭)‬,‭ ‬Neuqu�n Group,‭ ‬Patagonia,‭ ‬Argentina.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ci�ncias.‭ ‬89‭ (‬3‭ ‬Suppl‭)‬:‭ ‬2003‭–‬2012.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Kellner‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬O.‭ ‬Calvo‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

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