Mexidracon
mex-ee-DRAY-kon /ˌmɛksɪˈdreɪkɒn/
Mexican dragon
- Mexi- · Modern Latin · Mexico
- dracon · Greek/Latin · dragon
The name combines a reference to Mexico, where the fossil was found, with the Greek/Latin word for "dragon". It was chosen to indicate a pterosaur, a "dragon" from Mexico.
- Found in
- Mexico
Mexidracon is a pterosaur (a flying reptile), not a dinosaur. I am not confident about the details of its authorship, age and exact locality, so I have left those fields out.