Claosaurus is an extinct genus of hadrosauroid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous Period (Santonian-Campanian) in what is now the USA. It was named after the odd position of the fossils when discovered.
Traditionally classified as an early member of the family Hadrosauridae, a 2008 analysis found Claosaurus agilis to be outside of the clade containing Hadrosaurus and other hadrosaurids, making it the closest non-hadrosaurid relative of true hadrosaurids within the clade Hadrosauria.
Jurassic Park franchise[]
Claosaurus was illustrated by Timothy Bradley in the Dinopedia section of the now defunct Jurassic Park Institute.
Games[]
Jurassic World Evolution 2[]
Claosaurus is mentioned in the database entry for Edmontosaurus in the game.
