Paulodon

Say it like this: “PAWL-oh-don”

Paulodon galvensis

Paulodon ate plants and walked on two or four legs. It lived in the Early Cretaceous. Bones have been found in Spain.

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When: Early Cretaceous (Barremian) · roughly 125.8 to 121.4 million years ago
Named in: 2025 · Sancarlo, F.; Mandorlo, D.; Ford, T. L.
Hip height: Not established
Length: Not established
Weight: Not established
Found in: Spain · Camarillas
Food and walking: Herbivore · Two or four legs
Kind: beaked plant-eater · Ornithopod
Family branch: Styracosterna

The story in short

Paulodon was formally named in 2025 by F. Sancarlo and colleagues. The name honors a person tied to the fossil or its study.

Fossils referred to Paulodon date to the Early Cretaceous (Barremian), roughly 125.8 to 121.4 million years ago. Finds come from Spain, including the Camarillas Formation. It was a herbivore and could move on two or four legs.

The fossils of Paulodon are too incomplete for a responsible length, hip height, or weight, so those fields are left blank on purpose.

On the family tree it sits in Styracosterna, among the ornithopod dinosaurs.

Close relatives

Bayannurosaurus

Bayannurosaurus perfectus

Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · roughly 121.4 to 113.2 million years ago

Calvarius

Calvarius rapidus

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago

Cedrorestes

Cedrorestes crichtoni

Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · roughly 121.4 to 113.2 million years ago