Zalmoxes was a herbivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited Europe. Its fossils have been found in places such as Hunedoara (Romania), Lower Austria (Austria) and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (France).

Quick facts about Zalmoxes:

  • Existed from Campanian Age to 66 million years ago
  • Lived in a terrestrial habitat
  • Was a herbivore
  • Reproduced by laying eggs
  • 30 different specimens have been found by paleontologists

All the Zalmoxes illustrations below were collected from the internet. Enjoy and explore:

Zalmoxes was described by the following scientific paper(s):
  • A. Solomon and V. Codrea. 2015. Some Maastrichtian vertebrates from fluvial channel fill deposits at Pui (Haţeg Basin). Oltenia studii şi comunicări Ştiinţele Naturii 31(2):26-36
  • A.-V. Bojar, Z. Ciski, and D. Grigorescu. 2010. Stable isotope distribution in Maastrichtian vertebrates and paleosols from the Hateg Basin, South Carpathians. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 239:329-342
  • B. F. Nopcsa. 1897. Vorläufiger Bericht über das Auftreten von oberer Kreide im Hátszeger Thale in Siebenbürgen [Preliminary report on the occurrence of the Upper Cretaceous in the Hátszeg Valley in Transylvania]. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Geologischen Reichsanstalt, Wien 1897:273-274