Matheronodon (meaning "Matheron tooth") is an extinct genus of rhabdodontid ornithopod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of France. The genus contains a single species, M. provincialis, which is known from a single maxilla and associated teeth.
Description[]
Like other rhabdodontids, Matheronodon would have been a bipedal herbivore.
Discovery and naming[]
All specimens of Matheronodon have been found at the locality of Velaux-La Bastide Neuve, in the Aix-en-Provence Basin, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.
Paleobiology[]
Inferences regarding the method of feeding in Matheronodon can be made from the unique morphology of its teeth.
Paleoecology[]
Velaux-La Bastide Neuve represents a continental deposit.
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