Genus
Valid Extinct

Cardiodon

Owen 1841

Cardiodon was a herbivorous genus of sauropod dinosaur, based on a tooth from the Middle Jurassic Forest Marble Formation of Wiltshire, England. Historically, it is very obscure and usually referred to Cetiosaurus, but recent analyses suggest that it is a distinct genus, and possibly related to Turiasaurus. Cardiodon was the first sauropod genus named.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Cardiodon
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Fig. 2. Side view of crown of tooth of Cardiodon rugulosus. Fig. 3. Fore end of the same tooth. Fig. 4. Hind end of the crown of another tooth of Cardiodon rugulosus. Fig. 5. Magnified view of markings on the surface of the enamel of the same tooth. All the figures are of the natural size. 2-5 are from the Forest Marble of Bradford, Wilts. In the Collection of Channing Pearce, Esq., of that town. © C. L. Griesbach · Public domain · Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Saurischia Unranked clade
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Sauropodomorpha Unranked clade
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Massopoda Unranked clade
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Sauropodiformes Unranked clade
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Sauropoda Unranked clade
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Gravisauria Unranked clade
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Eusauropoda Unranked clade
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Cardiodon Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1
Geological formations
Forest Marble
1
Temporal distribution
Bathonian (168.2–165.3 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Cardiodon rugulosus 168 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
R. Owen. 1841. Odontography; or, a Treatise on the Comparative Anatomy of the Teeth; Their Physiological Relations, Mode of Development, and Microscopic Structure, in the Vertebrate Animals. Part II. Dental System of Reptiles DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
J. B. Delair. 1973. The dinosaurs of Wiltshire. The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine 68:1-7