Echinodon

genus of reptiles (fossil)

Echinodon is a genus of Heterodontosaur dinosaur. It has been found in the Lower Cretaceous of Europe, 140 million years ago.

Echinodon
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 140 Ma
Specimen NHMUK 48215b
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Order: Ornithischia
Family: Heterodontosauridae
Genus: Echinodon
Owen, 1861
Species:
E. becklesii
Binomial name
Echinodon becklesii
Owen, 1861
Synonyms

Saurechinodon

Saurechinodon is a synonym of this genus.