Genus
Valid Extinct

Draconyx

Mateus and Antunes 2001

Draconyx is a genus of ornithopod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of what is now Portugal. It was found in the Lourinhã Formation in 1991, and described by Octávio Mateus and Miguel Telles Antunes in 2001.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Draconyx
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Ornithischia Unranked clade
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Neornithischia Unranked clade
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Pyrodontia Unranked clade
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Cerapoda Unranked clade
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Ornithopoda Suborder
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Iguanodontia Infraorder
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Euiguanodontia Unranked clade
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Dryomorpha Unranked clade
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Draconyx Genus
Measurements
Length
3,5 m ⓘ
Draconyx loureiroi
Mass
170 kg ⓘ
Draconyx loureiroi
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇵🇹 Portugal
1
Geological formations
Lourinhã
1
Temporal distribution
Tithonian (149.2–143.1 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Draconyx loureiroi 149 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
O. Mateus and M. T. Antunes. 2001. Draconyx loureiroi, a new camptosauridae (Dinosauria, Ornithopoda) from the Late Jurassic of Lourinhã, Portugal. Annales de Paléontologie 87(1):61-73 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
O. Mateus and M. T. Antunes. 2001. Draconyx loureiroi, a new camptosauridae (Dinosauria, Ornithopoda) from the Late Jurassic of Lourinhã, Portugal. Annales de Paléontologie 87(1):61-73 DOI ↗