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Genus: Rhabdodon MATHERON, 1869 (nomen conservandum)
Etymology: Greek, rahbdos, “rod, stave” and Greek, odon, "tooth": Rod tooth.
= Onychosaurus NOPCSA, 1902 (nomen dubium)
Etymology: Greek, onychos, "claw" and Greek, sauros, "lizard."
= Ornithomerus SEELEY, 1881 (nomen dubium)
Etymology: Greek, ornith- (ornis), “bird” and Greek, merous,"femur": Bird femur.
= Rabdodon MATHERON, 1869 (sic)
= Rhabodon KUHN, 1964 (sic)

Species: priscus MATHERON, 1869
Etymology: Latin, priscus, "ancient."
= Rhabdodon priscum MATHERON, 1869
= Rabdodon priscum MATHERON, 1869 (sic)

Lectotype: MNPL 30

Locality: Tunnel de la Nerthe, Bouches-du-Rhone Department, France.

Horizon: Lacustrine marls.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Rognacian = early Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Part of a left dentary.

Paralectotypes:

Locality: Bassin of Lignite de Fuveau, Eisenbahnlinie Avigon-Marselle, Bouches-du-Rhone Department, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Fragmentary maxilla, teeth, sacrum, fragmentary tibia, fragmentary vertebrae, fragmentary humerus, fragmentary femur, cubitus.

MNPL 31, 1983-9: Fragmentary right dentary.

MNPL 34: Vertebrae.

MNPL 36: Sacrum fragment.

MNPL A: Caudal vertebra, part of a right femur (a humerus according to Matheron), half of the proximal border of a right femur.

MNPL ?60 : Distal border of a right tibia.

MNPL 51: Left ulna.

Referred material:

ASTIBIA, BUFFETAUT, BUSCALIONI, CAPPETTA, CORRAL, ESTES, GARCIA-GARMILLA, JAEGER, JIMENEZ-FUENTES LE LOEUFF, MAZIN, ORUE-ETXEBARRIA, PEREDA-SUBERBIOLIA, POWELL, RAGE, RODRIGUEX-LAZARO, SANZ & TONG, 1989

Number: Not given:

Locality: Disused sand quarry near the village of Lano, 20 km SE of the city of Vitoria, Basque County, Spain.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Probably Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Tooth.

BATALLER, 1960

Locality: Cubilla, Soria, Spain.

Horizon: Unnamed unit.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

BRINKMANN, 1984

Locality: Spain.

Material:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

BMNH R 3814: Fragmentary ischium.

BRINKMANN, 1988

Locality:

Biostratigraphy:

Age:

Material:

BMNH R 3407: Right dentary of a juvenile.

DEPERET, 1900

Locality: Rognac, North Montagne, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

DUGHI & SIRUGUE, 1960

Locality: Basse-Province, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

GARCIA, PINCEMAILLE, VIANEY-LIAUD, MARANDAT, LORENZ, CHEYLAN, CAPPETTA, MICHAUX & SUDRE, 1999, PINCEMAILLE-QUILLEVERE, 2002

Locality: Vitrolles-Couperigne locality, Bouches-du-Rhone, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Horizon: Early Rognacian = Early Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

MHN-AIX PV 1995 no. 1-91, 99-107, 122-126, 133-142, 147, 148, 150-152,154-156, 158, 168-174, 178, 180, 189, 190: A relatively complete skeleton lacking the skull and fore limbs as well as a numerous isolated specimens.

LAPPARENT, 1947

Locality: Paris, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Note: Was thought to be Danian.

Material:

Number: Not given: Right Os carre, teeth, fragmentary right ischium, posterior caudal vertebrae, fragmentary right pubis, fragmentary left pubis, cervical, dorsal, and posterior caudal vertebrae, neural spines of dorsal and caudal vertebrae, chevron, right humerus, right ulna, left radius, right radius, right femur, left femur, left tibia, and right fibula, distal end of left tibia.

Locality: Lyon, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Note: Was thought to be Danian.

Material:

Number: Not given: Phalange 2 of digit IV of the pes, posterior caudal chevron.

Locality: Marseille, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Note: Was thought to be Danian.

Material:

Number: Not given: Metatarsal, sacral centra, middle caudals, fragmentary left maxilla, fragmentary right maxilla, distal end of left femur, distal end of right femur, proximal end of left tibia, middle section of left femur.

LAPPARENT & AGUIRRE, 1956

Locality: Bassen of Tremp, Leiria Province, Spain.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

= Rhabdodon cf. priscus LE LOEFF, BUFFETAUT, CALVIN, MARTIN, MARTIN, TONG, 1994

Locality: Bellevue Farm site at Campagne-sur-Aude,Upper Aude Valley, Aude Department, France.

Horizon: Marnes de la Maurine Member, Marnes Rouges Inferieures Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Campanian to Lower Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian Subepoch, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

= Rhabdodon cf. priscus

Locality: Gourg de L’Encantado, Village of Rennes-le-Chateau, France.

Horizon: Marnes Rouges Inferieures Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

SANZ, BUSCALIONI, PEREZ MORENO, MORATALLA & GARCIA, 1992

Locality: Armuna, Segovia, Spain.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Campanian-Maastrichtian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Tooth.

Number: Not given:

= Rhabdodon cf. priscus BUFFETAUT, COSTA, Le LOEUFF, MARTIN, RAGE, VALENTIN & TONG, 1996

Locality: Villeveyrac, Herault Department, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Cast MDE-Vil-14: Dorsal vertebra.

Number: Not given: 4 teeth, dorsal and caudal vertebrae, a humerus and a fragmentary femur.

= Camptosaurus inkeyi NOPCSA, 1899
Etymology:
= Mochlodon inkeyi (NOPCSA, 1899) NOPCSA, 1899
= Rhabdodon inkeyi (NOPCSA, 1899) NOPCSA, 1899

Holotype:

Locality: Comitat Hunyad, Transylvania, Romania.

Locality:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material: A dentary with part of angular.

= Rhabdodon NOPCSA, 1915/1928/WEISHAMPEL, GRIGORESCU & NORMAN, 1991

Locality: Szentpeterfalva, Hateg basin, Transylvania, Romania.

Horizon: Gosau Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

BMNH R4916: Skull elements.

BMNH R 4899: Dorsal vertebrae, sacral fragment, ischium fragment and dentary.

BMNH R 4972: 5 vertebrae fragments and rib fragments.

FGGUB MAFI ob. 3077, ob. 3078: Humeri.

MJH 77: Ischia.

LAPPARENT, 1954

Locality: Quarante, Saint- Chinian, Herault Department, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Rognacian = Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Caudal vertebra.

Locality: Montouliers, Saint-Chinian, Herault Department, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Fragmentary ribs.

LAPPARENT, & AGUIRRE, 1956

Locality: Oracu, Bastus, Tremp, Leiria Province, Spain.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

Locality: 2 km south of Figuerola, Conques, Tremp, Leiria Province, Spain.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

LAPPARENT & AGUIRRE, 1957

Locality: Cuenca, Tremp, Lerida Province, Spain.

Locality:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

LAPPARENT, QUINTERO & TRIGUEROS, 1957

Locality: Cubilla, Soria Province, Spain.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Dorsal vertebrae, distal femur, proximal tibia.

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Species: septimanicus BUFFETAUT & LE LEOUFF, 1991
Etymology: From Septimania, a province of the Visigoth kingdom corresponding to present-day Languedoc, where Montouliers is, Herault Department, France.

Holotype: Collection of the Laboratoire de Paleontologie des Vertebres, Universite Paris-VI, no. MTL02

Locality: Montouliers, Herault Department, France.

Horizon: "Gres a Reptilies".

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Campanian to Maastrichtian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Fragmentary right dentary.

Referred material:

BUFFETAUT, LE LOEUFF, TONG, DUFFAUD, CAVIN, GARCIA, & WARD, 1999

Locality: Massecaps, near Cruzy, Herault Department, Southern France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Probably early Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Malm Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Vertebrae, pelvic elements, limb bones, teeth, a well preserved dentary and a braincase.