Hadrosauridae
family · (Cope 1869) · accepted · extinct
163 descendant taxa · 1,623 fossil sites · 196 formations · 21 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Paleogene
174.7–66 million years ago
Found where
21 countries
196 rock formations
Fossil record
1,623 sites
145 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 109 million years, from 174.7 to 66 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 66 million years old — that is roughly 220 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Hadrosauridae was named in 1869 ((Cope 1869)) — 157 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 21 countries and 196 named rock formations.
- 145 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 163 named taxa, including 76 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).