Genus
Valid Extinct

Tethydraco

Longrich et al. 2018

Tethydraco is a genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period of what is now the area of present Morocco, about 66 million years ago. Tethydraco was originally assigned to the family Pteranodontidae. Some researchers argued that subsequently described material suggests that it may have been an azhdarchid, and possibly synonymous with Phosphatodraco, though this has been disputed. The type and only species is T. regalis.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Ptérosaures
Piscivore Volant Marine
Tethydraco
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T. regalis FSAC-OB 1, holotype left humerus. In (A), ventral view, (B) dorsal view, (C) anterior view, (D) distal view, and (E) proximal view. Abbreviations: dpc, deltopectoral crest; ect, ectepicondyle; ent, entepicondyle; lc, lateral condyle; mc, medial condyle; pf, pneumatic fossa/foramen; scpr, supracondylar process; uc, ulnar crest; ut, ulnar tubercle. © Nicholas R. Longrich, David M. Martill, Brian Andres · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
PBDB Wikipedia
Classification
Pterosauria Order
Pterodactyloidea Suborder
Pteranodontia Unranked clade
Pteranodontidae Family
Tethydraco Genus
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇲🇦 Morocco
2
Geological formations
Couche III
2
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
2
Species (1)
Tethydraco regalis 72 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
N. R. Longrich, D. M. Martill, and B. Andres. 2018. Late Maastrichtian pterosaurs from North Africa and mass extinction of Pterosauria at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary. PLoS Biology 16(3):e2001663:1-38 DOI ↗
Bibliography (2)
C. Labita and D. M. Martill. 2020. An articulated pterosaur wing from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) phosphates of Morocco. Cretaceous Research DOI ↗
N. R. Longrich, D. M. Martill, and B. Andres. 2018. Late Maastrichtian pterosaurs from North Africa and mass extinction of Pterosauria at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary. PLoS Biology 16(3):e2001663:1-38 DOI ↗