Albadraco fossil map
Where fossils of Albadraco have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 66 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 66 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Pterosaurs |
|---|---|
| Lived | 72.2–66 million years ago (Maastrichtian) |
| Periods | Cretaceous |
| Family | Azhdarchidae |
| Named by | Solomon et al. 2020 |
| Fossil records | 1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Romania |
| Rock formations | Şard |
About Albadraco
Albadraco is a genus of azhdarchid pterosaur that lived during the Maastrichtian age of the Late Cretaceous period in what is now Romania. The type species is Albadraco tharmisensis. Its remains, consisting of parts of the snout and a neck vertebra, were found in the Șard Formation, near the city of Alba Iulia in Transylvania. The species was named and described in 2020 by paleontologist Alexandru Solomon and colleagues.
Albadraco is estimated to have had a wingspan ranging from 5 to 6 m (16 to 20 ft) based on its holotype specimen, though adults are speculated to have reached 7 m (23 ft). Albadraco shared its habitat with the much larger pterosaur Hatzegopteryx, both of them belonging to the Azhdarchidae.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Albadraco (revision 1313101389), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q76448859.
