Trachodon

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Trachodon Timeline:

Trachodon was a herbivore (plant-eater) that lived from 77 to 73 million years ago

Related Information & Resources

• Cretaceous Period - Trachodon lived between about 77 million years ago and 73 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period
  
  
• Dinosaur Names
  
  
• Dinosaur Types
  
  
• North American Dinosaurs - Trachodon lived in North America.
  
  
• Ornithischian Dinosaurs
  
  
• Trachodon Pictures

Trachodon Facts

1. Trachodon was a genus of dinosaur. Although Trachodon was historically important and is well-known to the general public, today many scientists consider it be a doubtful name ("nomen dubium"), and have abandoned the use of the word "Trachodon", as it has been used to refer to fossils of many unrelated animals.
   
   
2. "Trachodon" means "rough tooth".
   
   
3. Trachodon was a member of the Ornithischia ("bird-hipped") order of dinosaurs. What this means, is that although Trachodon was not closely related to birds, it did have similarly shaped pelvic bones.
   
   
4. Trachodon lived between about 77 million years ago and 73 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period.
   
   
5. Trachodon lived in North America.
   
   
6. Trachodon was a herbivore (plant-eater).

Trachodon Toys

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Trachodon Books

Nomina Dubia: Protoavis, Laosaurus, Trachodon, Elopteryx, Priodontognathus, Gongbusaurus, Aublysodon, Othnielia, Loncosaurus, Heptasteornis Books LLC Paperback (160 pages) List Price: $14.14* Lowest New Price: $14.14* Lowest Used Price: $15.16* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 12:25 Pacific 2 Sep 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Protoavis, Laosaurus, Trachodon, Elopteryx, Priodontognathus, Gongbusaurus, Aublysodon, Othnielia, Loncosaurus, Heptasteornis, Aepisaurus, Palaeoscincus, Ceratops, Ischyrosaurus, Orthomerus, Utahdactylus, Claorhynchus, Uronautes, Agathaumas, Polyonax, Deinodon, Thespesius, Morinosaurus, Sinocoelurus, Rhabdopelix, Nomen Dubium, Pterospondylus, Phaedrolosaurus, Walgettosuchus, Lagosuchus, Fabrosaurus, Termatosaurus, Thecospondylus, Aachenosaurus, Amtosaurus, Antrodemus, Zholsuchus, Dinodocus, Apatodon, Amygdalodon, Avipes, Tichosteus, Rhadinosaurus, Teinurosaurus, Rachitrema, Patricosaurus, Velocipes, Procerosaurus, Suchoprion, Actiosaurus, Centemodon. Excerpt: The name Aachenosaurus refers to two fossilized fragments of material that were originally thought to be jaw fragments from a duck-billed dinosaur (a hadrosaur ). However, the fossils turned out to be petrified wood , to the great embarrassment of the discoverer. The fossil's name means "Aachen lizard", named for the Aachenian deposits of Moresnet (which was a neutral territory between Belgium and Germany ), where the fossils were found. A synonym of Aachenosaurus is Aachenoxylon , which was coined by Dr Maurice Hovelacque in 1889/1890. History Aachenosaurus was found and named by the scientist (and abbé) Gerard Smets, on October 31, 1888, who named the type species Aachenosaurus multidens . Based on these fragments he determined that the specimen was a hadrosaur reaching an estimated 4 to 5 meters in length which might have had dermal spines. He defended this conclusion, citing that the fossils had been examined visually with the naked eye, magnifying lenses and with the microscope. However, his error was soon demonstrated by Louis Dollo . Smets at first tried to defend his original identification but was again proven wro...

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