Genus
Valid Extinct

Claosaurus

Marsh 1890
Etymology broken

Claosaurus is a genus of hadrosauroid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous Period (Santonian-Campanian) of what is now North America. The type and only known valid species is Claosaurus agilis. Traditionally classified as an early member of the family Hadrosauridae, a 2008 analysis found Claosaurus to be outside of the clade containing Hadrosaurus and other hadrosaurids, making it the closest non-hadrosaurid relative of true hadrosaurids within the clade Hadrosauromorpha.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
3
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Claosaurus
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Partial skeleton of Claosaurus agilis (holotype YPM 1190). (A) Right ilium in lateral view. (B) Partial postorbital in lateral view. (C) Distal process of the right ischium in lateral view. (D) Mounted partial skeleton of YPM 1190. (E) Coronoid process of the right dentary in lateral view. (F) Fragment of maxilla in lateral view. (G) Detail of the maxillary tooth crowns in (F). (H) Fragment of maxilla in lateral view. (I) Detail of a maxillary tooth crown in (H). © Albert Prieto-Márquez​1, Gregory M. Erickson2, Jun A. Ebersole3 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Ornithischia Unranked clade
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Neornithischia Unranked clade
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Pyrodontia Unranked clade
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Cerapoda Unranked clade
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Ornithopoda Suborder
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Iguanodontia Infraorder
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Euiguanodontia Unranked clade
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Dryomorpha Unranked clade
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Ankylopollexia Unranked clade
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Styracosterna Unranked clade
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Hadrosauriformes Unranked clade
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Hadrosauroidea Unranked clade
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Claosaurus Genus
Measurements
Length
5 m ⓘ
Claosaurus agilis
Mass
700 kg ⓘ
Claosaurus agilis
Fossil sites 3 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
3
Geological formations
Pierre Shale
2
Niobrara
1
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
2
Coniacian (89.8–85.7 Ma)
1
Species (2)
Claosaurus affinis nomen dubium, species not entered Claosaurus 84 Ma
Claosaurus agilis 90 Ma
Synonyms (1)
Claosaurus affinis nomen dubium, species not entered Claosaurus
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
O. C. Marsh. 1890. Additional characters of the Ceratopsidae, with notice of new Cretaceous dinosaurs. American Journal of Science 39:418-426 DOI ↗
Bibliography (2)
G. R. Wieland. 1903. Note on the marine turtle Archelon. I. On the structure of the carapace, II. associated fossils. The American Journal of Science, series 4 15(87):211-216 DOI ↗
E. Douglass. 1902. Dinosaurs in the Fort Pierre Shales and underlying beds in Montana. Science 15(366):31-32 DOI ↗