Hadrosaurus Foulkii Leidy Site

Infobox_nrhp | name =Hadrosaurus Foulkii Leidy Site
nrhp_type = nhl


caption =
location= Haddonfield, New Jersey, USA
lat_degrees = 39
lat_minutes = 54
lat_seconds = 34.1
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 75
long_minutes = 1
long_seconds = 40.24
long_direction = W
locmapin=New Jersey
area =
built =1858
added = October 12, 1994
designated = October 12, 1994cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2187&ResourceType=Site
title=Hadrosaurus Foulkii Leidy Site|date=2008-06-23|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = State
refnum=94001648cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

Hadrosaurus Foulkii Leidy Site in Haddonfield, New Jersey is where the first relatively complete set of dinosaur bones were discovered in 1838, and then fully excavated by William Parker Foulke in 1858. The dinosaur was later named "Hadrosaurus foulkii" by Joseph Leidy. The site lingered in obscurity until 1984 when a local Boy Scout, Christopher Brees, researched the site and generated publicity, eventually leading to the species being designated the official dinosaur of New Jersey.

References

External links

* [http://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/hadro.htm NJ page on discovery]
* [http://www.levins.com/dinosaur.shtml Site Visit] plus [http://www.levins.com/maps.shtml maps]