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Dinosaur: Hadrosaurus foulkii
| Length*: | 7.4 m | 24.3 ft |
| Weight*: | 1.6 t | 3,527 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Early-Middle Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Leidy
Year: 1858
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: New Jersey
Formation: Woodbury
Locations
Sources
Material: Fragmentary maxillary, dental elements and partial skeleton.
References: Prieto-Márquez, A. (2011). "Revised diagnoses of Hadrosaurus foulkii Leidy, 1858 (the type genus and species of Hadrosauridae Cope, 1869) and Claosaurus agilis Marsh, 1872 (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) from the Late Cretaceous of North America".
