Rhabdodon

Rhabdodon priscus · Rhabdodon was a plant-eating ornithopod dinosaur that lived in Europe, mainly what is now southern France, about 72-69 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous.

It lived about 72 to 69 million years ago.

Rhabdodon
Photo: Tomopteryx, CC BY-SA 3.0
Rhabdodon
Photo: Taxon34, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rhabdodon
Photo: Ghedoghedo, CC BY-SA 3.0

Taxonomy

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderOrnithischia
FamilyRhabdodontidae
GenusRhabdodon
SpeciesRhabdodon priscus

Where its fossils were found

Southern France, with fragmentary finds in Spain.

Fun facts

  • Rhabdodon's name means "fluted tooth".
  • Rhabdodon was big for its family, about 4 m long and 250 kg, and some may have reached 6 m.
  • Chemical tests on its remains show Rhabdodon ate C3 plants, just like its smaller cousin Zalmoxes.
  • Rhabdodon shared its world with hunters such as the abelisaurid Arcovenator and the raptor-like Pyroraptor.

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Facts and taxonomy adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).