Genus
Valid Extinct

Caletodraco

Buffetaut et al. 2024

Caletodraco is a genus of furileusaurian abelisaurid dinosaur from Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Chalk of the Pays de Caux, France. The type species is Caletodraco cottardi. It represents the first definitive furileusaurian named from outside of South America.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Caletodraco
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Ceratosauria Suborder
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Abelisauridae Family
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Brachyrostra Unranked clade
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Furileusauria Unranked clade
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Caletodraco Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇫🇷 France
1
Geological formations
Saint Jouin
1
Temporal distribution
Cenomanian (100.5–93.9 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Caletodraco cottardi 101 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
E. Buffetaut, H. Tong, and J. Girard, B. Hoyez, J. Párraga. 2024. Caletodraco cottardi: A New Furileusaurian Abelisaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Cenomanian Chalk of Normandy (North-Western France). Fossil Studies 2(3):177-195 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
E. Buffetaut, H. Tong, and J. Girard, B. Hoyez, J. Párraga. 2024. Caletodraco cottardi: A New Furileusaurian Abelisaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Cenomanian Chalk of Normandy (North-Western France). Fossil Studies 2(3):177-195 DOI ↗