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Zalmoxes

Zalmoxes - Meaning: Zalmoxes (ancient European deity)

Zalmoxes (zal-moks-eez) was a genus of dinosaur that lived in the Maastrichtian age, during the Late Cretaceous period, 70 - 65 million years ago, in Hunedoara, Romania. At present, not much is known about Zalmoxes, a situation that should change as its remains are subjected to further analysis.

Dinosaur Zalmoxes

Zalmoxes Characteristics

Zalmoxes measured 13 feet (4 metres). It had a narrow beak and a slightly pointed skull. It was a bipedal dinosaur and moved on 2 strong hind legs. Its fore limbs were short and probably clawed. Its tail was long and pointed and may have helped Zalmoxes to counter-balance.


Zalmoxes was a herbivore and ate prehistoric plant material.


Zalmoxes is classified as rhabdodontid iguanodont.


The type species is Z. robustus, another is described as Z. shqiperorum. Both species were found in Romania. Additional material is known from Austria, formerly described as Mochlodon suessi.


Zalmoxes was named by Z. shqiperorum Weishampel et al., 2003.

ZALMOXES CLASSIFICATION:
Kingdom:
Animalia (animals)
Phylum:
Chordata (having a hollow nerve chord ending in a brain)
Class:
Sauropsida
Superorder:
Dinosauria
Order:
Ornithischia
Suborder:
Ornithopoda
Infraorder:
Iguanodontia
Family:
Rhabdodontidae
Genus:
Zalmoxes
Species:
Z robustus (Nopcsa, 1899 (originally Mochlodon)) (type), Z. shqiperorum Weishampel et al., 2003










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