{ "schema": "omnisaura.snapshot/v3", "uid": "omnisaura:profile:mochlodon", "genus": "Mochlodon", "data_as_of": "2026-10-11", "raw_run": "2026-10-11_2", "profile": { "name": { "value": "Mochlodon", "rule": "PBDB leads", "rule_id": "merge:lead_pbdb", "synthesis": false, "sources": [ { "source": "pbdb", "license": "CC-BY-4.0" } ] }, "authority": { "value": "Seeley 1881", "rule": "PBDB leads", "rule_id": "merge:lead_pbdb", "synthesis": false, "sources": [ { "source": "pbdb", "license": "CC-BY-4.0" } ] }, "type_species": { "value": null, "rule": null, "rule_id": null, "synthesis": false, "sources": [] }, "order": { "value": "Ornithischia", "rule": "Gap filled from NHM", "rule_id": "merge:gap_fill_nhm", "synthesis": false, "sources": [ { "source": "nhm", "license": "CC0-1.0" } ] }, "family": { "value": null, "rule": null, "rule_id": null, "synthesis": false, "sources": [] }, "parent_name": { "value": "Rhabdodontoidea", "rule": "PBDB leads", "rule_id": "merge:lead_pbdb", "synthesis": false, "sources": [ { "source": "pbdb", "license": "CC-BY-4.0" } ] }, "headline": { "value": [ 85.7, 66.0, "Santonian", "Maastrichtian" ], "rule": "PBDB leads", "rule_id": "merge:lead_pbdb", "synthesis": false, "sources": [ { "source": "pbdb", "license": "CC-BY-4.0" } ] }, "evidence": { "value": [ 85.7, 83.6 ], "rule": "Omnisaura synthesis: span of confirmed PBDB records", "rule_id": "merge:omnisaura_synthesis_confirmed_occurrences", "synthesis": true, "sources": [ { "source": "pbdb", "license": "CC-BY-4.0" } ] }, "countries": { "value": [ "HU", "RO" ], "rule": "Union of all sources (ISO 3166)", "rule_id": "merge:union_iso3166", "synthesis": false, "sources": [ { "source": "pbdb", "license": "CC-BY-4.0" }, { "source": "nhm", "license": "CC0-1.0" } ] }, "formations": { "value": [ "Csehbánya", "Sanpetru Formation, Densus Ciula Formation and Bozes strata" ], "rule": "Canonical names, automatic and editor-approved matches applied", "rule_id": "merge:canonical_formations", "synthesis": false, "sources": [ { "source": "pbdb", "license": "CC-BY-4.0" }, { "source": "nhm", "license": "CC0-1.0" } ] }, "diet": { "value": "herbivore", "rule": "PBDB, inferred from a group the genus belongs to", "rule_id": "merge:inferred_pbdb", "synthesis": false, "sources": [ { "source": "pbdb", "license": "CC-BY-4.0" } ] }, "life_habit": { "value": "ground dwelling, gregarious", "rule": "PBDB, inferred from a group the genus belongs to", "rule_id": "merge:inferred_pbdb", "synthesis": false, "sources": [ { "source": "pbdb", "license": "CC-BY-4.0" } ] }, "common_names": { "value": null, "rule": null, "rule_id": null, "synthesis": false, "sources": [] }, "named_after": { "value": null, "rule": null, "rule_id": null, "synthesis": false, "sources": [] } }, "confidence": { "name": { "level": "high", "basis": "corroborated", "reasons": [ "PBDB and Wikidata identify the same genus." ] }, "authority": { "level": "medium", "basis": "single_source", "reasons": [ "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it." ], "source": "PBDB" }, "parent_name": { "level": "medium", "basis": "single_source", "reasons": [ "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it." ], "source": "PBDB" }, "order": { "level": "medium", "basis": "single_source", "reasons": [ "Only NHM gives this; nothing contradicts it." ], "source": "NHM" }, "headline": { "level": "high", "basis": "corroborated", "reasons": [ "PBDB and NHM agree." ] }, "evidence": { "level": "low", "basis": "thin", "reasons": [ "Omnisaura's calculation from only 1 dated record(s)." ] }, "diet": { "level": "medium", "basis": "single_source", "reasons": [ "Only PBDB gives this, and it infers it for the whole of Ornithopoda, the group this genus belongs to, not from this genus's own fossils." ], "source": "PBDB" }, "life_habit": { "level": "low", "basis": "thin", "reasons": [ "PBDB infers this way of life for the whole of Ornithischia; behaviour is rarely known for one genus." ] }, "countries": { "level": "low", "basis": "items", "reasons": [ "See each entry." ], "items": [ { "value": "HU", "level": "low", "basis": "thin", "reasons": [ "Only one PBDB record." ] }, { "value": "RO", "level": "low", "basis": "disputed", "reasons": [ "NHM records it here but PBDB has no record in this country; awaiting an editor." ] } ] }, "formations": { "level": "low", "basis": "items", "reasons": [ "See each entry." ], "items": [ { "value": "Csehbánya", "level": "low", "basis": "thin", "reasons": [ "Only one PBDB record." ] }, { "value": "Sanpetru Formation, Densus Ciula Formation and Bozes strata", "level": "low", "basis": "disputed", "reasons": [ "Only NHM gives this name and it matches no PBDB formation; awaiting an editor." ] } ] } }, "gaps": { "missing": [ { "field": "type_species", "label": "Type species", "note": "No source we use gives this yet." }, { "field": "family", "label": "Family", "note": "No source we use gives this yet." }, { "field": "common_names", "label": "Common names", "note": "No source we use gives this yet." }, { "field": "named_after", "label": "Named after", "note": "No source we use gives this yet." } ], "single_source": [ { "field": "authority", "label": "Authority", "source": "PBDB" }, { "field": "parent_name", "label": "Parent group", "source": "PBDB" }, { "field": "order", "label": "Order", "source": "NHM" }, { "field": "diet", "label": "Diet", "source": "PBDB" } ], "disputed": [ { "field": "formations", "label": "Formations", "note": "One source names a formation the other does not.", "values": [ { "source": "PBDB", "source_id": "pbdb", "value": null }, { "source": "NHM", "source_id": "nhm", "value": "Sanpetru Formation, Densus Ciula Formation and Bozes strata" } ] }, { "field": "countries", "label": "Countries", "note": "One source records a country the other does not.", "values": [ { "source": "PBDB", "source_id": "pbdb", "value": "HU" }, { "source": "NHM", "source_id": "nhm", "value": "Romania" } ] } ], "withheld": [ { "records": "occurrences", "status": "related_other_genus", "count": 3, "reason": "occurrences with status related_other_genus" } ] }, "assessment": { "levels": { "high": "Two independent sources agree, or an editor has ruled.", "medium": "One source; nothing contradicts it.", "low": "Sources disagree and no editor has ruled yet, or too few records." }, "by": "Omnisaura", "license_id": "OMNISAURA-EDITORIAL" }, "formation_matches": [], "credits": { "genus": "Mochlodon", "scope": "confirmed matches only", "data_sources": [ { "values": 1103, "retrieved": [ "2026-10-04", "2026-10-05", "2026-10-10", "2026-10-11" ], "source": "pbdb", "license_id": "CC-BY-4.0", "license_name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0", "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "requires_attribution": true, "attribution": "Data from the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org), licensed CC BY 4.0.", "source_name": "Paleobiology Database", "homepage": "https://paleobiodb.org" }, { "values": 77, "retrieved": [ "2026-10-11" ], "source": "nhm", "license_id": "CC0-1.0", "license_name": "Creative Commons Zero 1.0 (public domain dedication)", "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/", "requires_attribution": false, "attribution": "Natural History Museum (London) Data Portal, Collection specimens dataset, https://doi.org/10.5519/0002965. Image licenses vary per record.", "source_name": "Natural History Museum Data Portal", "homepage": "https://data.nhm.ac.uk" }, { "values": 23, "retrieved": [ "2026-10-11" ], "source": "wikidata", "license_id": "CC0-1.0", "license_name": "Creative Commons Zero 1.0 (public domain dedication)", "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/", "requires_attribution": false, "attribution": "Data from Wikidata (https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0.", "source_name": "Wikidata", "homepage": "https://www.wikidata.org" } ], "images": [ { "media_id": 4219, "title": "File:Mochlodon vorosi.png", "category": "Taxon image", "url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Mochlodon_vorosi.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=original", "page_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mochlodon_vorosi.png", "source": "commons", "rights_holder": "Attila Ősi1*, Edina Prondvai1, Richard Butler2, David B. Weishampel3", "catalog_number": null, "license_id": "CC-BY-2.5", "license_name": "Creative Commons Attribution 2.5", "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/", "requires_attribution": true, "share_alike": false, "attribution": "Attila Ősi1*, Edina Prondvai1, Richard Butler2, David B. Weishampel3 (http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0044318), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mochlodon_vorosi.png)" }, { "media_id": 4218, "title": "NHM-UK_P_DF118_03_22_0233", "category": "Register", "url": "https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/83235fdf-1f77-436d-8e82-2848f50d495a", "page_url": null, "source": "nhm", "rights_holder": "The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London", "catalog_number": "PV R 3809", "license_id": "CC-BY-4.0", "license_name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0", "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "requires_attribution": true, "share_alike": false, "attribution": "The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/83235fdf-1f77-436d-8e82-2848f50d495a)" }, { "media_id": 4217, "title": "NHM-UK_P_DF118_03_22_0235", "category": "Register", "url": "https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/ab698015-0274-4210-a713-40d8c9236e1f", "page_url": null, "source": "nhm", "rights_holder": "The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London", "catalog_number": "PV R 3813", "license_id": "CC-BY-4.0", "license_name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0", "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "requires_attribution": true, "share_alike": false, "attribution": "The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/ab698015-0274-4210-a713-40d8c9236e1f)" }, { "media_id": 4216, "title": "NHM-UK_P_DF118_03_22_0239", "category": "Register", "url": "https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/1ae32529-ef85-41ae-b3fc-6ea73a6eae74", "page_url": null, "source": "nhm", "rights_holder": "The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London", "catalog_number": "PV R 3829", "license_id": "CC-BY-4.0", "license_name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0", "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "requires_attribution": true, "share_alike": false, "attribution": "The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/1ae32529-ef85-41ae-b3fc-6ea73a6eae74)" } ], "derived_ages": { "specimens": 3, "ics_version": "v2024/12" }, "references": 63 }, "credits_markdown": "## Mochlodon: Sources & credits\n\n_Scope: confirmed matches only._\n\n### Data\n- **Paleobiology Database** (https://paleobiodb.org): [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Data from the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org), licensed CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 4 October 2026, 5 October 2026, 10 October 2026, 11 October 2026.\n- **Natural History Museum Data Portal** (https://data.nhm.ac.uk): [Creative Commons Zero 1.0 (public domain dedication)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Natural History Museum (London) Data Portal, Collection specimens dataset, https://doi.org/10.5519/0002965. Image licenses vary per record. Retrieved 11 October 2026. _Credited as a courtesy: this licence doesn't require attribution._\n- **Wikidata** (https://www.wikidata.org): [Creative Commons Zero 1.0 (public domain dedication)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Data from Wikidata (https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0. Retrieved 11 October 2026. _Credited as a courtesy: this licence doesn't require attribution._\n\nAges for 3 specimen(s) were derived from their stage names using the ICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2024/12 (International Commission on Stratigraphy), via the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).\n\n### Images (4)\n- “File:Mochlodon vorosi.png” (Taxon image): Attila Ősi1*, Edina Prondvai1, Richard Butler2, David B. Weishampel3 (http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0044318), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mochlodon_vorosi.png). [Creative Commons Attribution 2.5](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/).\n- “NHM-UK_P_DF118_03_22_0233” (specimen PV R 3809): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/83235fdf-1f77-436d-8e82-2848f50d495a). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “NHM-UK_P_DF118_03_22_0235” (specimen PV R 3813): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/ab698015-0274-4210-a713-40d8c9236e1f). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “NHM-UK_P_DF118_03_22_0239” (specimen PV R 3829): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/1ae32529-ef85-41ae-b3fc-6ea73a6eae74). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n\n### Scientific references\n\n63 published reference(s) support this entry (via the Paleobiology Database).\n", "notice": "Omnisaura data combines sources under different licences. Every genus file lists its credits; anyone showing a value must show the credits for it. Images keep their own licences; share-alike images may only be shown unmodified.", "fossil_basis": "body", "identifiers": [ { "scheme": "pbdb", "name": "Paleobiology Database", "id": "64755", "url": "https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=64755" }, { "scheme": "enwiki", "name": "Wikipedia (English)", "id": "Mochlodon", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mochlodon" }, { "scheme": "gbif", "name": "GBIF", "id": "4821989", "url": "https://www.gbif.org/species/4821989" }, { "scheme": "wikidata", "name": "Wikidata", "id": "Q18578509", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18578509" } ], "other_names": { "species": [ "Mochlodon vorosi" ], "synonyms": [] }, "original_description": { "citation": "H. G. Seeley (1881). The reptile fauna of the Gosau Formation preserved in the Geological Museum of the University of Vienna. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 37(148): 620–707.", "authors": "H. G. Seeley", "year": 1881, "title": "The reptile fauna of the Gosau Formation preserved in the Geological Museum of the University of Vienna", "publication": "Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London", "volume": "37", "issue": "148", "pages": "620–707", "doi": "10.1144/gsl.jgs.1881.037.01-04.49", "url": "https://doi.org/10.1144/gsl.jgs.1881.037.01-04.49", "what": "The publication the Paleobiology Database gives as the authority for this genus name, usually the one that first named and described it.", "confidence": { "level": "medium", "reasons": [ "Only PBDB gives this; its author and year match the naming authority (Seeley 1881)." ] }, "source": "pbdb", "source_name": "Paleobiology Database", "license_id": "CC-BY-4.0", "pbdb_reference_no": "12806" }, "summary": "Omnisaura summary: Mochlodon, Seeley 1881\n\n- Named by: Seeley 1881 (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Order: Ornithischia (medium confidence: only NHM gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Parent group: Rhabdodontoidea (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Age, as published by the Paleobiology Database: Santonian to Maastrichtian, 85.7–66 million years ago (high confidence: PBDB and NHM agree).\n- Age, Omnisaura's own calculation (not a published figure): 85.7–83.6 million years ago (low confidence: Omnisaura's calculation from only 1 dated record(s)).\n- Fossils found in: Hungary (low: only one PBDB record); Romania (low: NHM records it here but PBDB has no record in this country; awaiting an editor).\n- Rock formations: Csehbánya (low: only one PBDB record); Sanpetru Formation, Densus Ciula Formation and Bozes strata (low: only NHM gives this name and it matches no PBDB formation; awaiting an editor).\n- Original description: H. G. Seeley (1881). The reptile fauna of the Gosau Formation preserved in the Geological Museum of the University of Vienna. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 37(148): 620–707. https://doi.org/10.1144/gsl.jgs.1881.037.01-04.49 (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; its author and year match the naming authority (Seeley 1881)).\n- Diet, inferred by PBDB for the group: herbivore (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this, and it infers it for the whole of Ornithopoda, the group this genus belongs to, not from this genus's own fossils).\n- Way of life, inferred by PBDB for the group: ground dwelling, gregarious (low confidence: PBDB infers this way of life for the whole of Ornithischia; behaviour is rarely known for one genus).\n\nNot known or disputed:\n- Formations: sources disagree (NHM says Sanpetru Formation, Densus Ciula Formation and Bozes strata). Awaiting an Omnisaura editor.\n- Countries: sources disagree (PBDB says HU; NHM says Romania). Awaiting an Omnisaura editor.\n- Type species: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Family: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Common names: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Named after: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- 3 record(s) left out: occurrences with status related_other_genus.\n\nNot covered by Omnisaura: size, weight, appearance, or behaviour beyond the way of life PBDB infers for the group. Do not fill these in from general knowledge as if they came from Omnisaura.\n\nCredits (must be shown with any of this): Natural History Museum Data Portal (CC0-1.0); Paleobiology Database (CC-BY-4.0); Wikidata (CC0-1.0)." }