Genus
Valid Extinct

Targaryendraco

Pegas et al. 2020

Targaryendraco is a genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous period of Hannover, northern Germany. Fossil remains of Targaryendraco dated back about 132 million years ago.

Temporal range
PBDB occurrences
0
Group
Ptérosaures
Piscivore Volant Marine
Targaryendraco
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Targaryendraco wiedenrothi (formerly ‘Ornithocheirus’), holotype SMNS 56628 (Hauterivian, Engelbostel clay pit, Hannover), anterior part of the mandibular symphysis. A dorsal view B respective line drawing C left lateral view D respective line drawing. Abbreviations: d – dentary, sul – sulcus. Arrows and numbers indicate alveoli or teeth and their respective position. Scale bar = 10 mm. © Taissa Rodrigues and Alexander Wilhelm Armin Kellner · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia
PBDB Wikipedia
Classification
Pterosauria Order
Pterodactyloidea Suborder
Pteranodontia Unranked clade
Ornithocheiroidea Superfamily
Lanceodontia Unranked clade
Targaryendraconia Unranked clade
Targaryendraco Genus
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Bibliography
Original description
R. V. Pegas, B. Holgado, and M. E. C. Leal. 2020. On Targaryendraco wiedenrothi gen. nov. (Pterodactyloidea, Pteranodontoidea, Lanceodontia) and recognition of a new cosmopolitan lineage of Cretaceous toothed pterodactyloids. Historical Biology DOI ↗