Barbatodon

Bar-bat-o-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

Barbatodon.

Phonetic

Bar-bat-o-don.

Named By

C.‭ ‬Radulesco‭ & ‬P.‭ ‬Samson‭ ‬-‭ ‬1987.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Multituberculata,‭ ‬Kogaionidae.

Diet

Herbivore‭?

Species

B.‭ ‬transylvanicum‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Romania‭ ‬-‭ ‬S�npetru Formation,‭ ‬Sard Formation,‭ ‬Sebes Formation.

Time Period

Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial remains of a few individuals.

In Depth

       Barbatodon is a genus of mammal that lived in Europe during the late Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Pr�cisions sur les affinit�s des Multitubercul�s‭ (‬Mammalia‭) ‬du Cr�tac� Sup�rieur de Roumanie‭ [‬Precise details on the affinities of the multituberculates‭ (‬Mammalia‭) ‬from the Upper Cretaceous of Romania‭]‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Comptes Rendus de l’Acad�mie des Sciences � Paris,‭ ‬S�rie II‭ ‬304‭(‬1‭)‬:1825-1830.‭ ‬-‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Radulesco‭ & ‬P.‭ ‬Samson‭ ‬-‭ ‬1987. -‭ ‬A new kogaionid multituberculate mammal from the Maastrichtian of the Transylvanian Basin,‭ ‬Romania.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Comptes Rendus Palevol‭ ‬13‭(‬6‭)‬:489-499.‭ ‬-‭ ‬V.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Codrea,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Solomon,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Venczel‭ & ‬T.‭ ‬Smith‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

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