Euronychodon

Euronychodon
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,
Euronychodon tooth crown
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Family: Troodontidae
Genus: Euronychodon
Antunes & Sigogneau-Russell, 1991
Type species
Euronychodon portucalensis
Antunes & Sigogneau-Russell, 1991
Species
  • E. portucalensis Antunes & Sigogneau-Russell, 1991
  • E. asiaticus Nesov, 1995

Euronychodon ("European claw tooth") is the name given to a genus of coelurosaur dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Europe and Asia. A small-sized dinosaur estimated to measure around 2 m (6.6 ft) in length, Euronychodon is known from teeth only. These are similar to those of another coelurosaur tooth genus, Paronychodon.