Astrodon

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “celestial body”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”).

Proper noun

†Astrodon m

1. 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

• Astrodon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Macronaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Astrodon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Macronaria at Paleobiology Database