A Hadrosaurus foulkii skeleton marked a pivotal moment in paleontology. It was the first dinosaur skeleton to be mounted and displayed to the public, which took place at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia in 1868.

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Happy Birthday to Hadrosaurus foulkii, New Jersey's state dinosaur, discovered 8/20/1838 in Haddonfield.

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"Although only known from 35 bones and some teeth from a single specimen, Hadrosaurus is more significant than its fragmentary remains would suggest. Hadrosaurus foulkii was first described by Joseph Leidy in 1858 from remains found in New Jersey’s Woodbury Formation. It is the first dinosaur ever discovered in the United States and the first dinosaur skeleton..."

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@lili and I are sitting in the airport waiting to fly to New York! Tragically, New York does not have an official state dinosaur (although this article makes a compelling case for Carnotaurus: https://wnbf.com/new-york-state-dinosaur/.) So, today’s #megafauna is the #dinosaur of nearby New Jersey: Hadrosaurus foulkii!

#Hadrosaurus was a duck-billed dinosaur, and the first complete, intact dinosaur skeleton ever discovered! It was first found in Haddonfield, New Jersey, and lived between 100 million and 80 million years ago. Specimens have been found on every continent. This dinosaur was 25 feet long (including its tail), stood 10 feet tall, and weighed in at up to 16,000 lbs. Its many flat teeth tell us that it was an herbivore, grazing on tough twigs and leaves.

Hadrosaurus probably spent most of its time on four feet, but could rear up on its hind legs to run or to reach for leaves in tall trees. It became the state dinosaur of New Jersey in 1991 thanks to Joyce Berry, a 4th grade teacher, and her students, who ran letter-writing campaigns to the state for 4 years as part of Berry’s civics lessons.