Cretaceous
Rhabdodon
Rhabdodon priscus
The catalogue presents Rhabdodon as a herbivore member of Rhabdodontidae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 70.6–66.0 Ma. Its estimated range is 4.0–6.0 m in length and 600–900 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Marnes de Rousset, France. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Rhabdodon, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Matheron (1869).
The PBDB places it in Rhabdodontidae, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Rhabdodontidae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Rhabdodontidae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range runs from the Campanian to the Maastrichtian.
The PBDB catalogues 18 occurrences, with material from the Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation (4), from the Grünbach Formation (2) and from the Figuerola Formation (2). Provenance: France, Spain, Austria and Romania.
The catalogue records the holotype as MCSNB 4796 and the type locality as “Marnes de Rousset, France”.
- MCSNB 4796
- Marnes de Rousset, France
The catalogue's reference measurements are 4.0–6.0 m in length and 600–900 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 4.0-6.0 m
- 600-900 kg
The record gathers 92 bibliographic references registered in the PBDB, listed below.
Where it lived
Fossil occurrences on today’s map and in the tectonic reconstruction.
Positions reconstructed by PBDB/GPlates, not observed; this is not an exact habitat map.
Artistic 3D reconstruction
There is no approved species-specific 3D model yet. Generic anatomy will not be presented as if it were evidence.
Physical Specifications
- Length
- 4.0–6.0 m
- Weight
- 600–900 kg
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 70.6–66.0 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 1869
- Described by
- Matheron
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Ornithischia
- Family
- Rhabdodontidae
- Genus
- Rhabdodon
- Species
- R. priscus
Data status
Taxonomic name matched to PBDB and checked on 2026-08-08.
Taxonomic linkage does not automatically validate size, mass, behaviour or appearance.
- Type specimen
- MCSNB 4796
- Type locality
- Marnes de Rousset, France