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Trachodon

Trachodon

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A name once used for a duck-billed dinosaur that scientists no longer use
  • noun
  • /ˈtrækəˌdɒn/
  • Archaic
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  • In early paleontology, Trachodon was thought to be a typical duck-billed dinosaur.

Examples

  • The name Trachodon is now considered outdated by most paleontologists.

  • The Trachodon was a fascinating dinosaur.

  • Fossils once assigned to Trachodon have since been reclassified into other genera.

  • Did you know that Trachodon is now classified differently?

  • The Trachodon was a large, herbivorous dinosaur that roamed the earth during the Late Cretaceous period.

  • Fossils of Trachodon have been found in North America, giving us insight into its habitat and behavior.

  • Paleontologists classify Trachodon as part of the hadrosaurid family, known for their distinctive duck-billed snouts.

Surface Forms

Trachodon singular
Trachodons plural

Etymology

Trachodon comes from the Greek parts trachy- 'rough' and -odon 'tooth', because early scientists named it for the rough teeth they found. Today the name is no longer used by scientists and those fossils are placed in other groups, but remembering 'rough tooth' helps you recall why this duck-billed dinosaur once had that name.