Campylodon

curved tooth

• kampylos · Greek · curved, bent
• odous (odon) · Greek · tooth

The name Campylodon combines the Greek words 'kampylos' (curved or bent) and 'odous/odontos' (tooth), meaning 'curved tooth'. It was chosen to describe the shape of the teeth found in the fossil material. The name reflects the distinctive curvature observed in the tooth crown.

Named by

Owen

Year named

1841

Period

Late Cretaceous

Found in

Patagonia, Argentina

Campylodon is generally regarded as a nomen dubium. It was originally described by Owen in 1841 based on a fragmentary tooth, and later assigned to the sauropod dinosaurs. However, the material is too incomplete to confidently diagnose the genus or assign it to a more specific taxonomic group. Some sources have placed it within Titanosauria, but its status remains uncertain due to the fragmentary nature of the holotype.