Jurassic
Draconyx
Draconyx loureiroi
The catalogue presents Draconyx as a herbivore member of Camptosauridae that lived during the Jurassic, between 150.8–145.0 Ma. Its estimated range is 3.5–4.0 m in length and 200–300 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Lourinhã Formation, Portugal. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Draconyx, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Mateus and Antunes (2001).
The PBDB places it in Dryomorpha, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Camptosauridae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Camptosauridae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range is the Tithonian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the Lourinhã Formation (1). Provenance: Portugal.
The catalogue records the holotype as ML 355 and the type locality as “Lourinhã Formation, Portugal”.
- ML 355
- Lourinhã Formation, Portugal
The catalogue's reference measurements are 3.5–4.0 m in length and 200–300 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 3.5-4.0 m
- 200-300 kg
The record gathers 13 bibliographic references registered in the PBDB, listed below.
Where it lived
Fossil occurrences on today’s map and in the tectonic reconstruction.
Positions reconstructed by PBDB/GPlates, not observed; this is not an exact habitat map.
Artistic 3D reconstruction
There is no approved species-specific 3D model yet. Generic anatomy will not be presented as if it were evidence.
Physical Specifications
- Length
- 3.5–4.0 m
- Weight
- 200–300 kg
- Period
- Jurassic
- Time range
- 150.8–145.0 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 2001
- Described by
- Mateus & Antunes
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Ornithischia
- Family
- Camptosauridae
- Genus
- Draconyx
- Species
- D. loureiroi
Data status
Taxonomic name matched to PBDB and checked on 2026-08-08.
Taxonomic linkage does not automatically validate size, mass, behaviour or appearance.
- Type specimen
- ML 355
- Type locality
- Lourinhã Formation, Portugal