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Dryomorpha
Taxonomy
Dryomorpha was named by Sereno (1986) [listed as "Gigafamily"].
It was synonymized subjectively with Iguanodontia by Ruiz-Omeñaca et al. (2007).
It was assigned to Iguanodontia by Sereno (1986), Weishampel and Heinrich (1992), Norman (2004); to Iguanodontia by McDonald et al. (2010), Ruiz-Omeñaca et al. (2010), Norman (2014); to Iguanodontia by Galton (2009), McDonald (2012), Madzia et al. (2018), Herne et al. (2019), Dieudonné et al. (2020), Verdú et al. (2021); and to Euiguanodontia by Coria and Salgado (1996), Buchholz (2002), Coria and Calvo (2002), Novas et al. (2004), Fonseca et al. (2024).
It was synonymized subjectively with Iguanodontia by Ruiz-Omeñaca et al. (2007).
It was assigned to Iguanodontia by Sereno (1986), Weishampel and Heinrich (1992), Norman (2004); to Iguanodontia by McDonald et al. (2010), Ruiz-Omeñaca et al. (2010), Norman (2014); to Iguanodontia by Galton (2009), McDonald (2012), Madzia et al. (2018), Herne et al. (2019), Dieudonné et al. (2020), Verdú et al. (2021); and to Euiguanodontia by Coria and Salgado (1996), Buchholz (2002), Coria and Calvo (2002), Novas et al. (2004), Fonseca et al. (2024).
Subtaxa
Entered
by M. Carrano on 2003-02-05; modified by M. Carrano on 2013-10-27
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1986 | Dryomorpha Sereno |
| 1992 | Dryomorpha Weishampel and Heinrich pp. 164-166 |
| 1996 | Dryomorpha Coria and Salgado p. 454 fig. 13 |
| 2002 | Dryomorpha Buchholz p. 22 |
| 2002 | Dryomorpha Coria and Calvo p. 508 fig. 9 |
| 2004 | Dryomorpha Norman p. 414 |
| 2004 | Dryomorpha Novas et al. p. 79 fig. 2C |
| 2009 | Dryomorpha Galton p. 215 |
| 2010 | Dryomorpha McDonald et al. p. 33 fig. 39 |
| 2010 | Dryomorpha Ruiz-Omeñaca et al. p. 84 |
| 2012 | Dryomorpha McDonald p. 2 |
| 2014 | Dryomorpha Norman p. 30 |
| 2018 | Dryomorpha Madzia et al. p. 973 fig. 4 |
| 2019 | Dryomorpha Herne et al. p. 575 |
| 2020 | Dryomorpha Dieudonné et al. |
| 2021 | Dryomorpha Verdú et al. p. 10 fig. 9 |
| 2024 | Dryomorpha Fonseca et al. |
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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. †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 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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Unr. †Hadrosauromorpha Norman 2014
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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. †Proiguanodon Van Den Broeck 1900
Invalid names: Cetiosaurus brachyurus Owen 1842 [nomen dubium], Ornithopodidae Zittel 1895 [synonym]
Unr. †Styracosterna Sereno 1986
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Unr. †Hadrosauriformes Sereno 1997
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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. †Paulodon Sancarlo et al. 2025
Fm. †Dryosauridae Milner and Norman 1984
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G. †Dryosaurus Marsh 1894
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†Dryosaurus altus Marsh 1878
†Dryosaurus elderae Carpenter and Galton 2018
G. †Oblitosaurus Sánchez-Fenollosa et al. 2023
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†Oblitosaurus bunnueli Sánchez-Fenollosa et al. 2023
Invalid names: Dryosauroidea Norman 1984 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| 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 |
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| Early/Lower Jurassic | China (Gansu) | Iguanodontidae indet. (131877) | |
| Aalenian - Bajocian | China (Sichuan) | Trachodontidae indet. (140257) | |
| Early/Lower Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian | Mexico (Oaxaca) | Ornithopoda indet. (36267) | |
| Middle Callovian | United Kingdom (England) | Reptilia indet. (109800) | |
| Oxfordian | Chile (Tarapaca) | Camptosauridae indet. (170681) | |
| Late/Upper Jurassic | China (Shanxi) | Iguanodontidae indet. (55297) | |
| Late/Upper Jurassic | China (Yunnan) | Dinehichnus sp. (229403) | |
| Late/Upper Jurassic | USA (Wyoming) | Dryomorpha indet. (62561) | |
| Late/Upper Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous | Japan (Yamaguchi) | Iguanodontidae indet. (166075) | |
| Late/Upper Oxfordian | France (Lorraine) | Camptosauridae indet. (59154) | |
Youngest occurrences |
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | PBDB collection number |
| Maastrichtian | Mexico (Puebla) | Hadrosauridae indet. (171008 171009) Ornithopoda indet. (59365) | |
| Maastrichtian | Mongolia (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) | |
| Maastrichtian | China (Heilongjiang) | Hadrosauridae indet., Sahaliyania elunchunorum, Wulagasaurus dongi (79034) Hadrosaurinae indet., Saurolophus krystofovici, Lambeosaurinae indet., Trachodontidae indet. (37811) | |
| Maastrichtian | Romania (Hunedoara) | Telmatosaurus sp. (221774 221781) | |
| Maastrichtian | China (Guangdong) | Hadrosauridae indet. (71854) Microhadrosaurus nanshiungensis (187119) Oolithes spheroides (71865) | |
| Maastrichtian | Bolivia (Cochabamba) | Dinosauria indet. (67675) Hadrosauridae indet. (219402) | |
| Maastrichtian | Mexico (Sonora) | Hadrosauridae indet. (170933 170934) | |
| Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Argentina (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 Maastrichtian | Argentina (La Pampa) | Hadrosaurinae indet. (48829) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian | Slovenia (Obalno-Kraska) | Iguanodontidae indet., Hadrosauridae indet. (67198) | |