In Depth Kelumapusaura is a genus of hadrosaurid dinosaur that lived in South America during the late Cretaceous. The establishment of Kelumapusaura was born out of the discovery of a bone bed of at least several individuals. Further reading - A new hadrosaurid (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Late Cretaceous of northern Patagonia and the radiation … Read more
Corythosaurus: Research Database Lambeosaurinae (Hadrosauridae) · Late Cretaceous (~77–75 MYA) · North America — Canada, Alberta (Dinosaur Park Formation) Research Note: Corythosaurus was a lambeosaurine hadrosaur from the Late Cretaceous Dinosaur Park Formation of Alberta, Canada. Famous for its hollow bony crest resembling a Hellenistic warrior’s helmet (hence the name), it is one of … Read more
In Depth When Willinakaqe was first described it was from a collection of fossils from various different individual dinosaurs. With the holotype bones of Willinakaqe weathered, the other fossil bones were used as stand in to get a more complete picture of this dinosaur. This involved establishing what is known as a paratype, a more … Read more
Saurolophus: Research Database Hadrosauridae (Ornithischia) · Late Cretaceous (~70–68 MYA) · North America — Canada (Alberta) & Asia — Mongolia Research Note: Saurolophus was a saurolophine hadrosaurid known from both North America and Asia, making it one of the few dinosaur species with a transcontinental distribution. It provides important data on hadrosaurid diversity and … Read more
In Depth Blasisaurus is a genus of hadrosaur that is currently only known from a partial skull and jaws. Despite the fact that Blasisaurus is known only from partial fragmentary remains, the genus serves as a rare example of a European hadorsaur. Another genus of hadrosaur also known to have lived in Spain is Arenysaurus. … Read more
In Depth Because of a current lack of fossils for this genus, the only thing that can be said with any certainty is that Kerberosaurus was a saurolophine hadrosaurid, the group of hadrosaurs noted to have solid head crests like those of Saurolophus. The skull remains of Kerberosaurus were discovered in a bone bed of … Read more
Shantungosaurus: Research Database Hadrosauridae (Ornithischia) · Late Cretaceous (~80–75 MYA) · Asia — China (Shandong, Shandong Group) Research Note: Shantungosaurus was a large saurolophine hadrosaurid from the Late Cretaceous of Shandong, China. As one of the largest known ornithischian dinosaurs — with individuals estimated at 15+ meters in length — and the largest known … Read more
Tsintaosaurus: Research Database Hadrosauridae (Ornithischia) · Late Cretaceous (~80-74 MYA) · Asia — China (Shandong Province, Jingangkou Formation) Research Note: Tsintaosaurus was a hadrosaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Shandong, China — one of the best-known hadrosaurids from China with a distinctive nasal crest and an important taxon for understanding hadrosaurid evolution. … Read more
Eotrachodon: Research Database Hadrosauridae (Ornithischia) · Late Cretaceous (~83 MYA) ·> North America — USA (Alabama, Mesaverde Group) Research Note: Eotrachodon was a hadrosaurid from the Late Cretaceous of Alabama, USA. As a basal saurolophine, it provides important data on the early diversification of hadrosaurids in eastern North America. Research Finding Status Grade … Read more
Hadrosaurus: Research Database Hadrosauridae (Ornithischia) · Late Cretaceous (~80-78 MYA) · North America — USA, New Jersey (Woodbury Formation) Research Note: Hadrosaurus was a hadrosaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of New Jersey — one of the first dinosaurs described from North America and the type specimen of Hadrosauridae, making it a foundational taxon … Read more