Cardiodon rugulosus Cardiodon

"heart tooth"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Cardiodon 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Middle Jurassic (167 Mya)
Place
United Kingdom
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Dinosauria

Cardiodon (meaning “heart tooth”, in reference to the shape) was a herbivorous genus of sauropod dinosaur, based on a tooth from the Middle Jurassic (late Bathonian) 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.

What we know

  • Named by Owen, 1844.
  • Fossils found in United Kingdom.