Adelolophus

Ah-del-o-lo-fus.
By Maeve Foster
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Maeve Foster

Paleoclimatologist

Maeve Foster explores the Earth's climatic past to understand the forces that shaped life on our planet. Her research into ancient climate events provides valuable context for current environmental challenges.

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Foster, M. (2012, April 26). Adelolophus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/adelolophus/

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Name

Adelolophus ‭(‬unknown crest‭)‬.

Phonetic

Ah-del-o-lo-fus.

Named By

T.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Gates,‭ ‬Z.‭ ‬Jinnah,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Levitt‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Getty‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithishcia,‭ ‬Ornithopoda,‭ ‬Hadrosauridae,‭ ‬Lambeosaurinae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

A.‭ ‬hutchisoni‭

Size

Unknown due to lack of fossil remains.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬Utah‭ ‬-‭ ‬Wahweap Formation.

Time Period

Campanian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Maxilla‭ (‬tooth baring bone of the upper jaw‭)‬.

In Depth

       Adelolophus is a genus of hadrosaur that lived in the USA during the late Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬New hadrosaurid‭ (‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithopoda‭) ‬specimens from the lower-middle Campanian Wahweap Formation of southern Utah.‭ ‬Hadrosaurs‭ ‬156-173.‭ ‬-‭ ‬T.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Gates,‭ ‬Z.‭ ‬Jinnah,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Levitt‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Getty‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

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