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Re: [dinosaur] Dracula




The "Dracula" specimen was found near Sebes in Romania.

It is mentioned in this paper describing Eurazhdarcho:Â

MÃtyÃs Vremir, Alexander W. A. Kellner, Darren Naish & Gareth J. Dyke (2013)
A New Azhdarchid Pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous of the Transylvanian Basin, Romania: Implications for Azhdarchid Diversity and Distribution.
PLoS ONE 8(1): e54268.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0054268
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0054268

....

Also of palaeoecological interest is the fact that E. langendorfensis â representing a mid-sized azhdarchid apparently similar to Azhdarcho â is approximately contemporaneous with the gargantuan azhdarchid material known from the SebeÅ Formation at the RÃpa RoÅie (Red Cliff) locality. The RÃpa RoÅie material (including a cervical vertebra, syncarpal and scapulocoracoid) represents one of the largest, in fact likely the largest, azhdarchoid yet discovered [1], [13], [14] and is currently under study by our team.Â
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This free 2010 paper discusses the Maastrichtian deposits in the area.Â


Matyas Vremir (2010)
New faunal elements from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) continental deposits of Sebes Ì area (Transylvania).
Terra Sebus-Acta Musei Sabesiensis 2: 635-684

Free pdf:
http://cclbsebes.ro/docs/Sebus_2_2010/32_MM_Vremir.pdf

on pg. 650-651, 677-678 (photos), described as 3rd cervical vertebra, but called 7th cervical vertebra in news stories about Dracula in German. Â

Listed as EME 215. Â
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German description of Dracula specimen

https://dinopark-bayern.de/app/uploads/2018/03/Dinosaurier-Museum_PK_Statements_Dracula.pdf


Also,


The giant mandible described in 2018 was found in the Densus-Ciula Formation.


MÃtyÃs Vremir, ÂGareth Dyke, ÂZoltÃn CsikiâSava, ÂDan Grigorescu Â& Eric Buffetaut (2018)
Partial mandible of a giant pterosaur from the uppermost Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of the Hateg Basin, Romania.
Lethaia 51(4): 493-503
doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/let.12268
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/let.12268


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ZoltÃn Csiki-Sava, MÃtyÃs Vremir, Åtefan Vasile, Stephen L. Brusatte, Gareth Dyke, Darren Naish, Mark A. Norell & Radu Totoianu (2016)
The East Side Story â The Transylvanian latest Cretaceous continental vertebrate record and its implications for understanding CretaceousâPaleogene boundary events.
Cretaceous Research 57: 662-698
doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2015.09.003
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195667115300616


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On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 6:28 PM Gregory Paul <gsp1954@aol.com> wrote:
Does anyone know the name of the formation and the stage of the Late Cretaceous that the giant Rumanian pterosaur tagged Dracula comes from?Â

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/meet-dracula-the-largest-pterosaur-found-to-date

GSPaul