alt=Life rendition of Doratodon carcharidens based on the dentary specimen from Villaggio del Pescatore. Artwork by Simone Muscioni.|thumb|414x414px|Life rendition of Doratodon carcharidens based on the dentary specimen from Villaggio del Pescatore. Artwork by Simone Muscioni. Doratodon is an extinct genus of Late Cretaceous crocodylomorph. Doratodon was a relatively small animal with ziphodont teeth, meaning the teeth had flattened sides and serrated edges. Two species of Doratodon are known to science: D. carcharidens from Austria (Grünbach Formation), Italy (Villaggio del Pescatore) and Hun
alt=Life rendition of Doratodon carcharidens based on the dentary specimen from Villaggio del Pescatore. Artwork by Simone Muscioni.|thumb|414x414px|Life rendition of Doratodon carcharidens based on the dentary specimen from Villaggio del Pescatore. Artwork by Simone Muscioni. Doratodon is an extinct genus of Late Cretaceous crocodylomorph. Doratodon was a relatively small animal with ziphodont teeth, meaning the teeth had flattened sides and serrated edges. Two species of Doratodon are known to science: D. carcharidens from Austria (Grünbach Formation), Italy (Villaggio del Pescatore) and Hungary (Csehbánya Formation), the type species; and D. ibericus from Spain (Sierra Perenchiza Formation). Teeth similar to those of Doratodon are also known from Italy, Slovenia and Romania, though they cannot be confidently assigned to this genus. Once classified as a sebecosuchian, a study performed in 2026 suggest it was actually a paralligatorid.
Due to its relationship with crocodylomorphs native to Gondwana, Doratodon is considered to be an important indicator for the repeated faunal interchange between Europe and Africa during the Cretaceous. It was a cosmopolitan genus widespread throughout the islands that formed Europe during its time.
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