Penelopognathus

Pe-nel-o-po-nay-fus.
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Claire Morris

Marine Paleontologist

Claire Morris has dedicated her career to exploring the depths of prehistoric oceans. Her fascination with ancient marine life has led her to discover significant fossils that illuminate the evolution of early sea creatures.

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Name

Penelopognathus ‭(‬Penelope’s jaw‭)‬.

Phonetic

Pe-nel-o-po-nay-fus.

Named By

P.‭ ‬Godefroit,‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Li,‭ & ‬C.-Y.‭ ‬Shang‭ ‬-‭ ‬2005.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Ornithopoda,‭ ‬Iguanodontia,‭ ‬Hadrosauroidea.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬weishampeli‭

Size

Unknown.

Known locations

Mongolia‭ ‬-‭ ‬Bayan Gobi Formation.

Time Period

Aptian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial jaw.

In Depth

       Penelopognathus is a genus of hadrosauroid dinosaur that lived in Mongolia during the early Cretaceous.‭ ‬Unfortunately,‭ ‬because only a partial jaw of this dinosaur has been recovered,‭ ‬not much is known about Penelopognathus.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new primitive hadrosauroid dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia‭ (‬P.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬China‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Comptes Rendus Palevol‭ ‬4‭(‬8‭)‬:697-705.‭ ‬-‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Godefroit,‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Li,‭ & ‬C.-Y.‭ ‬Shang‭ ‬-‭ ‬2005.

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