Genus
Valid Extinct

Vectidraco

Naish et al. 2013
Etymology dragon de l’île de Wight

Vectidraco, is a genus of azhdarchoid pterosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of England.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Ptérosaures
Piscivore Volant Marine
Vectidraco
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Classification
Pterosauria Order
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Pterodactyloidea Suborder
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Azhdarchoidea Superfamily
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Vectidraco Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1
Geological formations
Vectis
1
Temporal distribution
Barremian (125.77–121.4 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Vectidraco daisymorrisae 126 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
D. Naish, M. Simpson, and G. Dyke. 2013. A new small-bodied azhdarchoid pterosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of England and its implications for pterosaur anatomy, diversity and phylogeny. PLoS One 8(3):e58451 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
D. Naish, M. Simpson, and G. Dyke. 2013. A new small-bodied azhdarchoid pterosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of England and its implications for pterosaur anatomy, diversity and phylogeny. PLoS One 8(3):e58451 DOI ↗