Genus · Rhabdodontidae · Cretaceous
Rhabdodon
Named by Matheron 1869
Rhabdodon lived 83.6–66 million years ago, during the Campanian to Maastrichtian stages of the Late Cretaceous. The Paleobiology Database lists 37 fossil records for it from 4 countries (France, Spain and Austria and others) — the 30th most of the 99 genera on this site.
Where it sits in time
Key facts from the records
- Its records are spread over at least 10 formations; the largest share, 11%, is from the Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation.
- It is one of the more widespread genera here: records from 4 countries, 11th of 99.
- Struthiosaurus appears in 26% of the collections that hold Rhabdodon; Zalmoxes in 9%.
- Its stage range spans about 17.6 million years (15th longest of 99); it is the 8th best-recorded of the 21 ornithopods here.
1 accepted species
Rhabdodon has a single accepted species in PBDB.
| Species | Named by | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Rhabdodon priscus | Matheron 1869 | 18 |
Where it was found
37 records with coordinates.
Found alongside
Rock formations
Records by stage
Well-dated records, by the stage of their mid-point age.
Depositional settings
Other ornithopods of its time
Same group, overlapping stage range, not found in the same collections.
| Genus | Age | Country | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmontosaurus | 72.1–66 Ma | United States, Canada | 85 |
| Thescelosaurus | 83.6–66 Ma | United States, Canada | 55 |
| Saurolophus | 72.1–66 Ma | Mongolia, Canada | 38 |
| Hypacrosaurus | 83.6–66 Ma | Canada, United States | 37 |
| Gryposaurus | 199.5–72.1 Ma | Canada, United States | 31 |
| Corythosaurus | 83.6–72.1 Ma | Canada, United States | 29 |
| Kritosaurus | 83.6–72.1 Ma | United States, Canada | 25 |
| Parasaurolophus | 83.6–72.1 Ma | United States, Canada | 20 |
Data: PBDB taxon 38753 · method