Trachodon atavus Cope 1871 (hadrosaurid)

Reptilia - Ornithischia - Hadrosauridae

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1871. Supplement to the "Synopsis of the Extinct Batrachia and Reptilia of North America". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 12:41-52

Belongs to Trachodon according to O. Kuhn 1964

Sister taxa: Trachodon altidens, Trachodon imperfectus, Trachodon marginatus, Trachodon mirabilis, Trachodon selwyni

Type specimen: AMNH 1390. Its type locality is Swedesboro (Navesink), which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone in the Navesink Formation of New Jersey.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Trachodon atavus in the database

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