Genus
Valid Extinct

Dawndraco

Kellner 2010

Dawndraco is a controversial genus of pteranodontid pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous of North America. It is likely synonymous with the contemporary pteranodontid Geosternbergia.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Ptérosaures
Piscivore Volant Marine
Dawndraco
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Photograph of UALVP 24238. Cranial crest and wing phalanges 2-4 of the left wing have been reconstructed with plaster and paint (on the right side of the photograph), as well as metatarsals of the left foot. © Elizabeth Martin-Silverstone, James R.N. Glasier, John H. Acorn, Sydney Mohr, and Philip J. Currie5 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
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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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Dawndraco Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
1
Geological formations
Niobrara
1
Temporal distribution
Coniacian (89.8–85.7 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Dawndraco kanzai 90 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
A. W. A. Kellner. 2010. Comments on the Pteranodontidae (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) with a description of two new species. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 82(4):1063-1084 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
A. W. A. Kellner. 2010. Comments on the Pteranodontidae (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) with a description of two new species. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 82(4):1063-1084 DOI ↗