Alocodon

Al-o-coe-don.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Alocodon ‭(‬furrow tooth‭)‬.

Phonetic

Al-o-coe-don.

Named By

Richard Anthony Thulborn‭ ‬-‭ ‬1973.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia.

Diet

Omnivore.

Species

A.‭ ‬kuehnei‭

Size

Unknown.

Known locations

Portugal.

Time Period

Mid Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Teeth.

In Depth

       Alocodon is considered to be highly dubious genus of dinosaur since its description is based upon only teeth.‭ ‬In the past the teeth of Alocodon have been interpreted as being both a hypsilophodontid and a thyreophoran,‭ ‬two very different kinds of ornithischian dinosaurs.‭ ‬This is why the genus is considered a nomen dubium,‭ ‬it is simply impossible to identify any further remains to the genus upon only teeth.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Teeth of ornithischian dinosaurs from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal,‭ ‬with description of a hypsilophodontid‭ (‬Phyllodon henkeli gen.‭ ‬et sp.‭ ‬nov.‭) ‬from the Guimarota lignite,‭ ‬Richard Anthony Thulborn‭ ‬-‭ ‬1973.

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