Dakotadon
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Not to be confused with Dakotasaurus.
Dakotadon (meaning "Dakota tooth") is a genus of iguanodont dinosaur from the Barremian-age Lower Cretaceous Lakota Formation of South Dakota, USA, known from a partial skull. It was first described in 1989 as Iguanodon lakotaensis, by David B. Weishampel and Philip R. Bjork.[1] Its assignment has been controversial. Some researchers suggest that "I." lakotaensis was more basal than I. bernissartensis, and related to Theiophytalia,[2] but David Norman has suggested that it was a synonym of I. bernissartensis.[3] Gregory S. Paul, working on a revision of iguanodont species, gave "I." lakotaensis its own genus (Dakotadon) in 2008.[4] He measured its length at 6 metres (20 ft) and body mass at 1 metric ton (1.1 short tons).[5]
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Dakotadon | |
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Front part of the holotype skull | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | †Ornithischia |
Clade: | †Ornithopoda |
Clade: | †Ankylopollexia |
Clade: | †Styracosterna |
Genus: | †Dakotadon Paul, 2008 |
Species: | †D. lakotaensis |
Binomial name | |
†Dakotadon lakotaensis (Weishampel and Bjork, 1989 [originally Iguanodon lakotaensis]) | |
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