List of ornithopod type specimens
This list of ornithopod type specimens is a list of fossils serving as the official standard-bearers for inclusion in the species and genera of the dinosaur clade Ornithopoda, which includes the line of herbivorous dinosaurs culminating in the duck-billed hadrosaurs. Type specimens are definitionally members of biological taxa and additional specimens can only be "referred" to these taxa if an expert deems them sufficiently similar to the type.
The list
Species | Genus | Nickname | Catalogue Number | Institution | Age | Unit | Country | Notes | Images |
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Altirhinus kurzanovi |
PIN 3386/8 |
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Bactrosaurus johnsoni |
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Batyrosaurus rozhdestvenskyi |
AEHM 4/1 |
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Bolong yixianensis |
YHZ-001 |
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Claosaurus agilis |
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N/A |
USNM 2414 |
United States National Museum |
![]() Historical reconstruction of USNM 2414, the holotype of Edmontosaurus annectens. | ||||||
N/A |
NMC 2288 |
National Museums of Canada |
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Equijubus normani |
IVPP V12534 |
![]() The type maxilla of Equijubus normani | |||||||
Eolambia caroljonesa |
CEUM 9758 |
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Fukuisaurus tetoriensis |
FPDM-V-40-1 and FPDM-V-40-2 |
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Gilmoreosaurus mongoliensis |
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Glishades ericksoni |
AMNH 27414 |
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Huehuecanauhtlus tiquichensis |
IGM 6253 |
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Jeyawati rugoculus |
MSM P4166 |
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Jintasaurus meniscus |
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Jinzhousaurus yangi |
IVPP V12691 |
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Koshisaurus katsuyama |
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Levnesovia transoxiana |
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Nanyangosaurus zhugeii |
IVPP V 11821 |
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Penelopognathus weishampeli |
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Probactrosaurus gobiensis |
PIN 2232/1 |
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Protohadros byrdi |
SMU 74582 |
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Siamodon nimngami |
PRC-4 |
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Shuangmiaosaurus gilmorei |
LPM 0165 |
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Tanius sinensis |
PMU R.240 |
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Tethyshadros insularis |
SC 57021 |
The holotype skeleton of Tethyshadros insularis | |||||||
Xuwulong yueluni |
GSGM F00001 |
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Barsboldia sicinskii |
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Wulagasaurus dongi |
GMH W184 |
![]() Holotype dentary of Wulagasaurus dongi | |||||||
Acristavus gagslarsoni |
MOR 1155 |
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Brachylophosaurus canadensis |
NMC 8893 |
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Maiasaura peeblesorum |
PU 22405 |
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Probrachylophosaurus bergei |
MOR 2919 |
Reconstructed holotype skull of Probrachylophosaurus bergei | |||||||
Huaxiaosaurus aigahtens |
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Kerberosaurus manakini |
AENM 1/319 |
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Kundurosaurus nagornyi |
AENM 2/921 |
![]() Holotype skull of Kundurosaurus nagornyi | |||||||
Shantungosaurus giganteus |
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Ugrunaaluk kuukpikensis |
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Anasazisaurus horneri |
BYU 12950 |
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Gryposaurus notabilis |
NMC 2278 |
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Kritosaurus navajovius |
AMNH 5799 |
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Latirhinus uitstlani |
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Naashoibitosaurus ostromi |
NMMNH P-16106 |
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Rhinorex condrupus |
BYU 13258 |
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Secernosaurus koerneri |
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Willinakaqe salitralensis |
MPCA-Pv SM 8 |
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Augustynolophus morrisi |
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Prosaurolophus maximus |
AMNH 5836 |
![]() Holotype skull of Prosaurolophus maximus | |||||||
Saurolophus osborni |
AMNH 5220 |
![]() Skull of the holotype of Saurolophus and Saurolophus osborni | |||||||
Adelolophus hutchisoni |
UCMP 152028 |
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Arstanosaurus akkurganensis |
AAIZ 1/1 or IZ AN KSSR 1/1 |
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Jaxartosaurus aralensis |
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Kazaklambia convincens |
PIN 2230 |
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Nanningosaurus dashiensis |
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Aralosaurus tuberiferus |
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Canardia garonnensis |
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Amurosaurus riabinini |
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Angulomastacator daviesi |
TMM 43681–1 |
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Arenysaurus ardevoli |
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Blasisaurus canudoi |
MPZ99/667 |
![]() The holotype jugal (c) of Blasisaurus canudoi | |||||||
Corythosaurus casuarius |
AMNH 5240 |
![]() Holotype of Corythosaurus casuarius | |||||||
Hypacrosaurus altispinus |
AMNH 5204 |
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Lambeosaurus lambei |
NMC 2869 |
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Magnapaulia laticaudus |
LACM 17715 |
![]() Type left premaxilla of Magnapaulia laticaudus | |||||||
Nipponosaurus sachalinensis |
UHR 6590 |
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Olorotitan arharensis |
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Sahaliyania elunchunorum |
GMH W453 |
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Velafrons coahuilensis |
CPC-59 |
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Charonosaurus jiayinensis |
CUST J-V1251-57 |
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Parasaurolophus walkeri |
ROM 768 |
![]() The holotype skeleton of Parasaurolophus walkeri | |||||||
Pararhabdodon isonensis |
IPS-SRA-15 |
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Tsintaosaurus spinorhinus |
IVPP AS V725 |
![]() The holotype skull of Tsintaosaurus spinorhinus | |||||||
Cionodon arctatus |
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Diclonius pentagonus |
AMNH 3972 |
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Dysganus encaustus |
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Hypsibema crassicauda |
USNM 7189 |
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Mandschurosaurus amurense |
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Microhadrosaurus nanshiungensis |
IVPP V4732 |
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Orthomerus dolloi |
BMNH 42954-57 |
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Pteropelyx grallipes |
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Thespesius occidentalis |
USNM 219, USNM 220, and USNM 221 |
![]() The syntype vertebrae of Thespesius occidentalis | |||||||
Trachodon mirabilis |
ANSP 9260 |
![]() The holotype teeth of Trachodon | |||||||
Atlascopcosaurus loadsi |
NMV P166409 |
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Drinker nisti |
Drinker |
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Eucercosaurus tanyspondylus |
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Fulgurotherium australe |
BMNH R.3719 |
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Hypsilophodon foxii |
NHM R197 |
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Leaellynasaura amicagraphica |
MV P185991 |
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Qantassaurus intrepidus |
NMV P199075 |
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Siluosaurus zhanggiani |
IVPP V.11117 (1-2) |
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Yandusaurus hongheensis |
GCC V20501 |
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Albertadromeus syntarsus |
TMP 2009.037.0044 |
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Orodromeus makelai |
MOR 294 |
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Koreanosaurus boseongensis |
KDRC-BB2 |
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Oryctodromeus cubicularis |
MOR 1636a |
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Zephyrosaurus schaffi |
MCZ 4392 |
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Parksosaurus warreni |
ROM 804 |
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Changchunsaurus parvus |
JLUM L0403-j–Zn2 |
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Haya |
IGM 100/2017 |
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Thescelosaurus neglectus |
USNM 7757 |
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Tenontosaurus tilletti |
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Mochlodon suessi |
PIUW 2349 |
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Muttaburrasaurus langdoni |
QM F6140 |
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Rhabdodon priscus |
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Zalmoxes robustus |
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Anabisetia saldiviai |
MCF-PVPH 74 |
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Gasparinisaura cincosaltensis |
MUCPv-208 |
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Macrogryphosaurus gondwanicus |
MUCPv-321 |
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Morrosaurus antarcticus |
MACN Pv 197 |
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Notohypsilophodon comodorensis |
UNPSJB — PV 942 |
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Talenkauen santacrucensis |
MPM-10001 |
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Trinisaura santamartaensis |
MLP-III-1-1 |
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Eousdryosaurus nanohallucis |
SHN(JJS)-170 |
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Callovosaurus leedsi |
BMNH R1993 |
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Dryosaurus altus |
YPM 1876 |
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Dysalotosaurus lettowvorbecki |
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Elrhazosaurus nigeriensis |
MNHN GDF 332 |
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Kangnasaurus coetzeei |
SAM 2732 |
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Valdosaurus canaliculatus |
BMNH R184 and BMNH R1845 |
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Barilium dawsoni |
NHMUK R798 and NHMUK R802 |
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Cedrorestes crichtoni |
DMNH 47994 |
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Cumnoria prestwichii |
OXFUM J.3303 |
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Dakotadon lakotaensis |
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Darwinsaurus evolutionis |
NHMUK R1831, NHMUK R1833, NHMUK R1835 and NHMUK R1836 |
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Draconyx loureiroi |
ML 357 |
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Hippodraco scutodens |
UMNH VP 20208 |
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Huxleysaurus hollingtoniensis |
BMNH R1148, BMNH R1629, and BMNH R1632, BMNH R811, BMNH R811b and BMNH R604 |
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Hypselospinus fittoni |
BMNH R1635 |
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Iguanacolossus fortis |
UMNH VP 20205 |
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Kukufeldia tilgatensis |
NHMUK 28660 |
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Lanzhousaurus magnidens |
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Mantellodon carpenteri |
NHMUK R3741 |
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Morelladon beltrani |
CMP-MS-03 |
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Osmakasaurus depressus |
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Owenodon hoggii |
NHM R2998 |
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Planicoxa venenica |
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Proplanicoxa galtoni |
BMNH R 8649 |
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Sellacoxa pauli |
BMNH R 3788 |
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Theiophytalia kerri |
YPM 1887 |
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Uteodon aphanoecetes |
MPT/I.G |
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Delapparentia turolensis |
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Iguanodon bernissartensis |
IRSNB 1534 |
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Lurdusaurus arenatus |
GDF 1700 |
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Ouranosaurus nigeriensis |
MNHN GDF 300 |
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Proa |
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Camptosaurus dispar |
YPM 1877 |
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Mantellisaurus atherfieldensis |
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Lophorhothon atopus |
FMNH P 27383 |
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Zuoyunlong huangi |
SXMG V 00 004 |
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