KRYPTOHADROS
a hadrosauroid ornithopod dinosaur from Late Cretaceous of Romania.
Pronunciation: KRIP-toe-HAD-ross
Meaning: Hidden hadrosaur
Author/s: Magyar
et al. (
2026)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: Hunedoara County, Romania
Discovery Chart Position: #1192
Kryptohadros kallaiae
(Kállai's Hidden Hadrosaur)Etymology
Kryptohadros is derived from the Greek "kryptós" (hidden) and "hadrós" (bulky).
The
species epithet,
kallaiae, honours the lead author's mother, Csilla Kállai.
ZooBank registry:
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:0FED9CF0-2EEB-49E0-825D-0EF2530A3E8F.
Discovery
The remains of
Kryptohadros were discovered in the Densus-Ciula Formation at the Fântânele-3 site, north-west of Valioara village in the westernmost part of the Hateg Basin, Hunedoara County, Romania
Estimations
Timeline:
Era: Mesozoic
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Maastrichtian
Age range:
Stats:
Est. max. length: ?
Est. max. hip height: ?
Est. max. weight: ?
Diet: Herbivore
Telmatosauridae
Kryptohadros
kallaiae
References
• Magyar J, Ösi A, Csiki-Sava Z, Budai S and Botfalvai G (2026) "New early Maastrichtian ‘duck-billed’ dinosaur from Hateg Basin (Densus-Ciula Formation, Romania) documents an endemic clade of non-hadrosaurid hadrosauroids in the south-eastern Late Cretaceous European Archipelago".
Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 24(1): 2607800.
DOI: 10.1080/14772019.2025.2607800.
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