Choyrodon

Choy-r-o-don.
By Lilah Turner
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Lilah Turner

Evolutionary Biologist

Lilah Turner investigates how prehistoric animals adapted to changing environments, offering insights into evolution's mechanisms.

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Turner, L. (2012, March 20). Choyrodon. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/choyrodon/

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Name

Choyrodon ‭(‬Choyr tooth‭)‬.

Phonetic

Choy-r-o-don.

Named By

Terry A.‭ ‬Gates,‭ ‬Khishigjav Tsogtbaatar,‭ ‬Lindsay E.‭ ‬Zanno,‭ ‬Tsogtbaatar Chinzorig,‭ ‬Mahito Watabe‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Ornithopoda,‭ ‬Hadrosauriformes,‭ ‬Hadrosauroidea.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

C.‭ ‬barsboldi‭

Size

Skull roughly about‭ ‬59‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

Mongolia‭ ‬-‭ ‬Khuren Dukh Formation.

Time Period

Albian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial skulls.‭ ‬Some cervical ribs.

In Depth

       Choyrodon is a genus of hadrosaur that lived in Asia during‭ ‬the early Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new iguanodontian‭ (‬Dinosauria:‭ ‬Ornithopoda‭) ‬from the Early Cretaceous of Mongolia‭”‬.‭ ‬PeerJ.‭ ‬6.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Terry A.‭ ‬Gates,‭ ‬Khishigjav Tsogtbaatar,‭ ‬Lindsay E.‭ ‬Zanno,‭ ‬Tsogtbaatar Chinzorig,‭ ‬Mahito Watabe‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

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