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EURONYCHODON
(yew-ro-nigh-ko-don)
meaning: "European claw tooth"
Named By: M. T. Antunes & D. SigogneauinRussell in 1991
Time Period: Late Cretaceous, 92-70 Ma
Location: Portugal - Argilas de Aveiro Formation. Romaina - Densus-Ciula Formation, Sanpetru Formation. Spain - Calizas de Lychnus Formation, Vitoria Formation. Uzbekistan - Bissekty Formation
Size: Unknown due to lack of remains
Diet: Carnivore
Fossil(s): Teeth
Classification: | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Theropoda | Troodontidae |
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Euronychodon ("European claw tooth") is the name given to a genus of coelurosaur dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Europe and Asia. Euronychodon is known from teeth only. These are similar to those of another coelurosaur tooth genus, Paronychodon.

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