Amygdalodon
| Amygdalodon Temporal range: Middle Jurassic | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Order: | Saurischia |
| Suborder: | Sauropodomorpha |
| Infraorder: | Sauropoda |
| Family: | unknown |
| Genus: | Amygdalodon |
| Species: | A. patagonicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Amygdalodon patagonicus Cabrera, 1947 | |
Amygdalodon (/əmɪɡˈdælədɒn/; "almond tooth" for its almond shaped teeth) was a genus of herbivorous dinosaur with a long neck. The dinosaur itself is from the Bajocian stage of the Jurassic, and only a few bone fragments and teeth have been discovered. Very little is known about it, but it is one of the few Jurassic dinosaurs from South America found thus far.
Amygdalodon was 15 meters (50 feet) long, 4 meters (12 feet) tall. This quadrupedal dinosaur was very large, weighing as much as 24 tons. The type species, Amygdalodon patagonicus, was described by Cabrera in Argentina in 1947.
External links
- José Luis Carballido and Diego Pol (2010) "The dentition of Amygdalodon patagonicus (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) and the dental evolution in basal sauropods."