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All, Since the recent discovery of hadrosaur remains (scrap) in the Smoky Hill Chalk http://www.oceansofkansas.com/New-dino.html ...I've been trying to find other records of contemporary or older specimens for comparison. I came across a comment by Donald Glut (1972) that suggested that Marsh's specimen of "/Claosaurus/ has the distinction of being the oldest known hadrosaur of North America." Carpenter, et al. (1995) noted that "because of it's age, this animal has come to take on an important role in the phylogeny of these dinosaurs..." (citing Lull and Wright, 1942, and Ostrum, 1961). The new specimen may be as much as 2 million years older... (Upper Coniacian vs. Lower Campanian) I would appreciate any information / suggestions regarding more recent references to early hadrosaurs from North America. Regards, Mike Everhart Adjunct Curator of Paleontology Sternberg Museum of Natural History Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS www.oceansofkansas.com
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