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Kariridraco fossil map

Where fossils of Kariridraco have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 115 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 115 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 →

Kariridraco
Image: Gabriela M. Cerqueira, Mateus A.C. Santos, Maikon F. Marks, Juliana M. Sayão, and Felipe L. Pinheiro, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
GroupPterosaurs
Lived119.57–113.2 million years ago (Aptian)
PeriodsCretaceous
FamilyTapejaridae
Named byCerqueira et al. 2021
Fossil records1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB)
Found inBrazil
Rock formationsRomualdo

About Kariridraco

Kariridraco is a genus of thalassodromid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous-aged Romualdo Formation, Brazil. The genus contains a single species, Kariridraco dianae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Kariridraco (revision 1349534749), 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: Q108551717.

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