Astrodon
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Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Astrodon_johnstoni.jpg/220px-Astrodon_johnstoni.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “celestial body”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”).
Proper noun
[edit]†Astrodon m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Sauropoda – synonym of Macronaria, genus of large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, related to Brachiosaurus, that lived in what is now the eastern United States during the Early Cretaceous period.
- Synonyms: Astrodonius, Astrodontaurus
References
[edit]Astrodon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Macronaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Astrodon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Macronaria at Paleobiology Database