Rhabdodontidae facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Rhabdodontidae Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 85–66Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Stem group known from Barremian
Rhabdodon priscus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Order:	†Ornithischia
Suborder:	†Ornithopoda
Clade:	†Rhabdodontomorpha
Family:	†Rhabdodontidae Weishampel, 2003
Genera
†Matheronodon †Mochlodon †Pareisactus †Rhabdodon (type genus) †Zalmoxes

Rhabdodontids were herbivorous ornithopod dinosaurs from the Cretaceous. They were similar to large, robust hypsilophodonts, with deep skulls and jaws. The family were defined as "the most recent common ancestor of Zalmoxes robustus and Rhabdodon priscus and all the descendants of this common ancestor". In 2005, Paul Sereno defined the family as "the most inclusive clade containing Rhabdodon priscus but not Parasaurolophus walkeri". The Rhabdodontidae includes the type genus Rhabdodon, Zalmoxes, Mochlodon, and possibly Muttaburrasaurus. Rhabdodontid fossils have been found in Europe and Australia in formations from 100 to 65 million years ago.

Images for kids

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  Comparison of rhabdodontid dentaries

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  Adult body sizes of Mochlodon, Zalmoxes and Rhabdodon.