Angulomastacator

bent chewer (angled/crooked chewer)

• angulus · Latin · angle, bend
• mastax / mastacator · Greek (Latinized) · jaw, mouth; chewer

The name combines Latin "angulus" (angle or bend) with a form derived from Greek "mastax" (jaw or mouth) and the sense of "chewer". It refers to the distinctive downward bend (angle) in the front part of the upper jaw (maxilla) of the only known specimen. The type species is A. daviesi.

Named by

Wagner and Lehman

Year named

2009

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Campanian

Found in

Aguja Formation, Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA

A hadrosaurid (duck-billed dinosaur) known from fragmentary remains, including a bent maxilla. It is considered a valid genus.