Hadrosaurus Foulkii Leidy Site

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Hadrosaurus Foulkii Leidy Site
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Location:	Haddonfield, New Jersey,  United States
Coordinates:	39°54′34.1″N 75°1′40.24″W / 39.909472, -75.0278444Coordinates: 39°54′34.1″N 75°1′40.24″W / 39.909472, -75.0278444
Built/Founded:	1858
Added to NRHP:	October 12, 1994
NRHP Reference#:	94001648[1]
Governing body:	State

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.

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• NJ page on discovery
• Site Visit plus maps

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