Hadrosauropodus
genus · Lockley et al. 2003 · accepted · extinct
3 descendant taxa · 61 fossil sites · 17 formations · 6 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
121.4–66 million years ago
Found where
6 countries
17 rock formations
Fossil record
61 sites
0 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 55 million years, from 121.4 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.
- Hadrosauropodus was named in 2003 (Lockley et al. 2003) — 23 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 6 countries and 17 named rock formations.
- This group contains 3 named taxa, including 3 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).