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Dryomorpha

Osteichthyes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Dryomorpha Sereno
1992Dryomorpha Weishampel and Heinrich pp. 164-166
1996Dryomorpha Coria and Salgado p. 454 fig. 13
2002Dryomorpha Buchholz p. 22
2002Dryomorpha Coria and Calvo p. 508 fig. 9
2004Dryomorpha Norman p. 414
2004Dryomorpha Novas et al. p. 79 fig. 2C
2009Dryomorpha Galton p. 215
2010Dryomorpha McDonald et al. p. 33 fig. 39
2010Dryomorpha Ruiz-Omeñaca et al. p. 84
2012Dryomorpha McDonald p. 2
2014Dryomorpha Norman p. 30
2018Dryomorpha Madzia et al. p. 973 fig. 4
2019Dryomorpha Herne et al. p. 575
2020Dryomorpha Dieudonné et al.
2021Dryomorpha Verdú et al. p. 10 fig. 9
2024Dryomorpha Fonseca et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
RankNameAuthor
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Ornithischia()
Neornithischia()
Pyrodontia
Cerapoda
suborderOrnithopoda
infraorderIguanodontia
Euiguanodontia
Dryomorpha
Dryomorpha

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Unr. †Dryomorpha Sereno 1986
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Unr. †Ankylopollexia Sereno 1986
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G. †Bayannurosaurus Xu et al. 2018
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Bayannurosaurus perfectus Xu et al. 2018
Fm. †Camptosauridae Marsh 1885 [camptosaurid]
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Invalid names: Camptonotidae Marsh 1881 [synonym]
G. †Camptosaurus Marsh 1885
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Camptosaurus aphanoecetes Carpenter and Wilson 2008
Camptosaurus dispar Marsh 1879
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Invalid names: Brachyrophus altarkansanus Cope 1878 [synonym], Camptosaurus browni Gilmore 1909 [synonym], Camptosaurus medius Marsh 1894 [synonym], Camptosaurus nanus Marsh 1894 [synonym], Symphyrophus musculosus Cope 1878 [synonym]
Invalid names: Brachyrophus Cope 1878 [synonym], Camptonotus Marsh 1879 [replaced], Symphyrophus Cope 1878 [synonym], Uteodon McDonald 2011 [synonym]
G. †Iguanodon Mantell 1825
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Iguanodon bernissartensis Boulenger 1881
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Invalid names: Iguanodon seelyi Hulke 1882 [synonym]
Iguanodon galvensis Verdú et al. 2015
Iguanodon major Owen 1842
Invalid names: Heterosaurus Cornuel 1850 [synonym], Iguanodon anglicus Holl 1829 [nomen dubium], Iguanosaurus Anonymous 1824 [synonym], Struthopus Ballerstedt 1922 [synonym], Therosaurus Fitzinger 1843 [synonym]
Unr. †Neoiguanodontia Norman 2014
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G. †Altirhinus Norman 1998
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Altirhinus kurzanovi Norman 1998
Unr. †Hadrosauromorpha Norman 2014
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G. †Lophorhothon Langston 1960
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Lophorhothon atopus Langston 1960
G. †Hypselospinus Norman 2010
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Hypselospinus fittoni Lydekker 1889
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Invalid names: Darwinsaurus evolutionis Paul 2012 [synonym], Huxleysaurus hollingtoniensis Lydekker 1889 [synonym]
Invalid names: Darwinsaurus Paul 2012 [synonym], Wadhurstia Carpenter and Ishida 2010 [objective synonym]
Fm. †Iguanodontidae Bonaparte 1850 [iguanodontid]
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G. †Barilium Norman 2010
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Barilium dawsoni Lydekker 1888
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Invalid names: Kukufeldia tilgatensis McDonald et al. 2010 [synonym], Sellacoxa pauli Carpenter and Ishida 2010 [synonym]
Invalid names: Kukufeldia McDonald et al. 2010 [synonym], Sellacoxa Carpenter and Ishida 2010 [synonym], Torilion Carpenter and Ishida 2010 [objective synonym]
G. †Bolong Wu et al. 2010
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Bolong yixianensis Wu et al. 2010
G. †Jinzhousaurus Wang and Xu 2001
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Jinzhousaurus yangi Wang and Xu 2001
G. †Proiguanodon Van Den Broeck 1900
Invalid names: Cetiosaurus brachyurus Owen 1842 [nomen dubium], Ornithopodidae Zittel 1895 [synonym]
G. †Ouranosaurus Taquet 1972
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Ouranosaurus nigeriensis Taquet 1972
Unr. †Styracosterna Sereno 1986
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G. †Calvarius Prieto-Márquez and Sellés 2023
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Calvarius rapidus Prieto-Márquez and Sellés 2023
G. †Cumnoria Seeley 1888
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Cumnoria prestwichii Hulke 1880
G. †Dakotadon Paul 2008
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Dakotadon lakotaensis Weishampel and Bjork 1989
G. †Delapparentia Ruiz-Omeñaca 2011
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Delapparentia turolensis Ruiz-Omeñaca 2011
Unr. †Hadrosauriformes Sereno 1997
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G. †Brighstoneus Lockwood et al. 2021
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Brighstoneus simmondsi Lockwood et al. 2021
G. †Comptonatus Lockwood et al. 2024
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Comptonatus chasei Lockwood et al. 2024
Unr. †Hadrosauroidea Huene 1954
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G. †Bactrosaurus Gilmore 1933
G. †Batyrosaurus Godefroit et al. 2012
G. †Cariocecus Bertozzo et al. 2025
G. †Cedrorestes Gilpin et al. 2007
G. †Claosaurus Marsh 1890
G. †Datonglong Xu et al. 2016
G. †Eolambia Kirkland 1998
G. †Equijubus You et al. 2003
G. †Fukuisaurus Kobayashi and Azuma 2003
G. †Fylax Prieto-Márquez and Carrera Farias 2021
G. †Gilmoreosaurus Brett-Surman 1979
G. †Gobihadros Tsogtbaatar et al. 2019
G. †Gongpoquansaurus You et al. 2014
G. †Gonkoken Alarcón-Muñoz et al. 2023
Fm. †Hadrosauridae Cope 1869 [hadrosaurid]
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Invalid names: Claosauridae Marsh 1890 [synonym], Prohadrosauridae Huene 1956 [synonym], Protrachodontidae Nopcsa 1915 [synonym], Trachodontidae Lydekker 1888 [synonym]
G. †Haolong Huang et al. 2026
G. †Huehuecanauhtlus Ramírez-Velasco et al. 2012
G. †Jeyawati McDonald et al. 2010
G. †Jintasaurus You and Li 2009
G. †Koshisaurus Shibata and Azuma 2015
G. †Levnesovia Sues and Averianov 2009
G. †Morelladon Gasulla et al. 2015
G. †Nanningosaurus Mo et al. 2007
G. †Nanyangosaurus Xu et al. 2000
Fm. †Ovaloolithidae Mikhailov 1991
G. †Penelopognathus Godefroit et al. 2005
G. †Plesiohadros Tsogtbaatar et al. 2014
G. †Portellsaurus Santos-Cubedo et al. 2021
G. †Probactrosaurus Rozhdestvensky 1966
G. †Protohadros Head 1998
G. †Qianjiangsaurus Dai et al. 2025
G. †Ratchasimasaurus Shibata et al. 2011
G. †Shuangmiaosaurus You et al. 2003
G. †Sirindhorna Shibata et al. 2015
Fm. †Spheroolithidae Zhao 1979
G. †Tanius Wiman 1929
Fm. †Telmatosauridae Magyar et al. 2026
G. †Xuwulong You et al. 2011
G. †Yunganglong Wang et al. 2013
G. †Zhanghenglong Xing et al. 2014
G. †Zuoyunlong Wang et al. 2017
Invalid names: Iguanodon hillii Newton 1892 [nomen dubium], Trachodon cantabrigiensis Lydekker 1888 [nomen dubium]
G. †Proa McDonald et al. 2012
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Proa valdearinnoensis McDonald et al. 2012
G. †Siamodon Buffetaut and Suteethorn 2011
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Siamodon nimngami Buffetaut and Suteethorn 2011
G. †Hippodraco McDonald et al. 2010
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Hippodraco scutodens McDonald et al. 2010
G. †Iguanacolossus McDonald et al. 2010
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Iguanacolossus fortis McDonald et al. 2010
G. †Istiorachis Lockwood et al. 2025
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Istiorachis macarthurae Lockwood et al. 2025
G. †Lanzhousaurus You et al. 2005
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Lanzhousaurus magnidens You et al. 2005
G. †Magnamanus Fuentes Vidarte et al. 2016
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Magnamanus soriaensis Fuentes Vidarte et al. 2016
G. †Napaisaurus Ji and Zhang 2022
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Napaisaurus guangxiensis Ji and Zhang 2022
G. †Paulodon Sancarlo et al. 2025
G. †Riabininohadros Ulansky 2015
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Riabininohadros weberae Riabinin 1946
G. †Theiophytalia Brill and Carpenter 2007
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Theiophytalia kerri Brill and Carpenter 2007
G. †Draconyx Mateus and Antunes 2001
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Draconyx loureiroi Mateus and Antunes 2001
Fm. †Dryosauridae Milner and Norman 1984
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G. †Dinehichnus Lockley et al. 1998
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Dinehichnus socialis Lockley et al. 1998
G. †Dryosaurus Marsh 1894
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Dryosaurus altus Marsh 1878
Dryosaurus elderae Carpenter and Galton 2018
G. †Dysalotosaurus Virchow 1919
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G. †Elrhazosaurus Galton 2009
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Elrhazosaurus nigeriensis Galton and Taquet 1982
G. †Eousdryosaurus Escaso et al. 2014
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Eousdryosaurus nanohallucis Escaso et al. 2014
G. †Valdosaurus Galton 1977
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G. †Hesperonyx Rotatori et al. 2024
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Hesperonyx martinhotomasorum Rotatori et al. 2024
G. †Oblitosaurus Sánchez-Fenollosa et al. 2023
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Oblitosaurus bunnueli Sánchez-Fenollosa et al. 2023
G. †Owenodon Galton 2009
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Owenodon hoggii Owen 1874
Invalid names: Dryosauroidea Norman 1984 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Maximum body mass: 10000 kgg
Minimum body mass: 10 kgg
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: gregariouso
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:40:05
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:40:05
Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Peczkis 1995, Benton 1983, Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Jurassic to the top of the Maastrichtian or 201.40000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2146 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7China (Gansu) Iguanodontidae indet. (131877)
Aalenian - Bajocian174.7 - 168.2China (Sichuan) Trachodontidae indet. (140257)
Early/Lower Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian170.9 - 165.3Mexico (Oaxaca) Ornithopoda indet. (36267)
Middle Callovian165.3 - 161.5United Kingdom (England) Reptilia indet. (109800)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Chile (Tarapaca) Camptosauridae indet. (170681)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1China (Shanxi) Iguanodontidae indet. (55297)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1China (Yunnan) Dinehichnus sp. (229403)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1USA (Wyoming) Dryomorpha indet. (62561)
Late/Upper Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous161.5 - 100.5Japan (Yamaguchi) Iguanodontidae indet. (166075)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8France (Lorraine) Camptosauridae indet. (59154)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (Puebla) Hadrosauridae indet. (171008 171009) Ornithopoda indet. (59365)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mongolia (Omnogov) Barsboldia sp. (277798) Hadrosauridae indet. (100273 100275 126783 126786 126787 126788 126789 126790 126791 127670 127679 168417 168810) Hadrosauridae indet., Saurolophus angustirostris (180786) Hadrosauridae indet., Saurolophus angustirostris, Spheroolithus maiasauroides (127674) Hadrosauridae indet., Saurolophus sp. (100266) Ovaloolithidae indet. (65345) Ovaloolithus dinornithoides (73437) Ovaloolithus dinornithoides, Dinosauria indet. (165580) Saurolophus angustirostris (37020 38021 53227 127671 179625 180702 180703) Saurolophus angustirostris, Spheroolithus sp. (65335) Saurolophus sp. (100268 127682 168809 180710 220943 229067 277797 277800) Saurolophus sp., Spheroolithidae indet. (55257) Spheroolithidae indet. (108344 168111) Spheroolithidae indet., Saurolophus sp. (127681)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0China (Heilongjiang) Hadrosauridae indet., Sahaliyania elunchunorum, Wulagasaurus dongi (79034) Hadrosaurinae indet., Saurolophus krystofovici, Lambeosaurinae indet., Trachodontidae indet. (37811)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Romania (Hunedoara) Telmatosaurus sp. (221774 221781)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0China (Guangdong) Hadrosauridae indet. (71854) Microhadrosaurus nanshiungensis (187119) Oolithes spheroides (71865)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Bolivia (Cochabamba) Dinosauria indet. (67675) Hadrosauridae indet. (219402)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (Sonora) Hadrosauridae indet. (170933 170934)
Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Hadrosauridae indet. (49557 96099 96100 96111 219386 219583) Hadrosauroidea indet. (37039) Iguanodontidae indet. (95694) Lambeosaurinae indet., Saurolophinae indet. (32370) Spheroolithidae indet. (52910)
Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (La Pampa) Hadrosaurinae indet. (48829)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Slovenia (Obalno-Kraska) Iguanodontidae indet., Hadrosauridae indet. (67198)