Genus
Valid Extinct

Volgadraco

Averianov et al. 2008

Volgadraco is a genus of pteranodontian pterosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of European Russia.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Ptérosaures
Piscivore Volant Marine
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Classification
Pterosauria Order
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Pterodactyloidea Suborder
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Pteranodontia Unranked clade
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Pteranodontidae Family
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Volgadraco Genus
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇷🇺 Russia
2
Geological formations
Rybushka
2
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
2
Species (1)
Volgadraco bogolubovi 84 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
A. O. Averianov, M. S. Arkhangelsky, and E. M. Pervushov. 2008. A new Late Cretaceous azhdarchid (Pterosauria, Azhdarchidae) from the Volga region. Paleontological Journal 42(6):634-642 DOI ↗
Bibliography (2)
A. V. Averianov and E. V. Popov. 2014. A pterosaurian vertebra from the Upper Cretaceous of the Saratov Region. Paleontological Journal 48(3):326-329 DOI ↗
A. O. Averianov, M. S. Arkhangelsky, and E. M. Pervushov. 2008. A new Late Cretaceous azhdarchid (Pterosauria, Azhdarchidae) from the Volga region. Paleontological Journal 42(6):634-642 DOI ↗