Serradraco

Sehr-rah-dray-co.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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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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Gutierrez, B. (2013, March 25). Serradraco. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/serradraco/

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Name

Serradraco ‭(‬Saw dragon‭)‬.

Phonetic

Sehr-rah-dray-co.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Pterosauria,‭ ‬Pterodactyloidea,‭ ‬Lonchodectidae.

Diet

Piscivore/uncertain.

Species

S.‭ ‬sagittirostris‭

Size

Unknown.

Known locations

England‭ ‬-‭ ‬Tunbridge Wells Sand Formation.

Time Period

Valanginian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial jaws.

In Depth

       Serradraco is a genus of pterosaur that lived during the early Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new pterosaur specimen from the Upper Tunbridge Wells Sand Formation‭ (‬Cretaceous,‭ ‬Valanginian‭) ‬of southern England and a review of Lonchodectes sagittirostris‭ (‬Owen‭ ‬1874‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Geological Society,‭ ‬London,‭ ‬Special Publications:‭ ‬SP455.5.‭ ‬-‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Rigal,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Martill‭ & ‬S.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Sweetman‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

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