Neosodon

new tooth

• neos · Greek · new
• odōn · Greek · tooth

Neosodon is composed of the Greek words "neos" (new) and "odōn" (tooth). The name was likely chosen to highlight the distinctive or newly described nature of the tooth fossil upon which the genus was based. It is a common naming convention for dinosaurs known primarily from dental remains, emphasising the novelty of the specimen at the time of description.

Named by

Moussaye

Year named

1885

Period

Late Jurassic

Stage

Tithonian

Found in

Boulonnais region, northern France

Neosodon is known only from a single large sauropod tooth found in Late Jurassic (Tithonian) deposits near Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France. Because it is based solely on an isolated tooth, which is insufficient material to confidently diagnose the genus and distinguish it from other sauropods, it is generally regarded as a nomen dubium. Some researchers have tentatively associated it with brachiosaur-grade sauropods, but no consensus has been reached.