Hadrosaurus

Hadrosaurus; Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, ; ~80–78 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	Reconstructed skeleton, Academy of Natural Sciences
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Archosauria
Clade:	Dinosauria
Order:	†Ornithischia
Suborder:	†Ornithopoda
Family:	†Hadrosauridae
Subfamily:	†Hadrosaurinae
Genus:	†Hadrosaurus; Leidy, 1858
Type species
	†Hadrosaurus foulkii; Leidy, 1858
Synonyms
	Hadrosaurus cavatus (Cope, 1871); Ornithotarsus immanis (Cope, 1869);

Hadrosaurus (Hadrosaurus foulkii) was a genus of hadrosaurid dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous period. Is the only species in its genus and is the official state dinosaur of New Jersey.

The name is dubious because no skull has been found to distinguish it from near relatives.

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