Cretaceous
Zalmoxes
Zalmoxes robustus
The catalogue presents Zalmoxes as a herbivore member of Rhabdodontidae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 70.6–66.0 Ma. Its estimated range is 2.5–3.0 m in length and 100–200 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Sânpetru Formation, Romania. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Zalmoxes, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Weishampel et al. (2003).
The PBDB places it in Rhabdodontoidea, 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 7 occurrences, with material from the Densuș-Ciula Formation (2), from the Sînpetru Formation (2) and from the Pui Beds Formation (1). Provenance: Romania and France.
The catalogue records the holotype as FGGUB R.1580 and the type locality as “Sânpetru Formation, Romania”.
- FGGUB R.1580
- Sânpetru Formation, Romania
The catalogue's reference measurements are 2.5–3.0 m in length and 100–200 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 2.5-3.0 m
- 100-200 kg
The record gathers 45 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
- 2.5–3.0 m
- Weight
- 100–200 kg
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 70.6–66.0 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 2003
- Described by
- Weishampel et al.
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Ornithischia
- Family
- Rhabdodontidae
- Genus
- Zalmoxes
- Species
- Z. robustus
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
- FGGUB R.1580
- Type locality
- Sânpetru Formation, Romania