Augustynolophus

Augustyn's crest

• Augustyn · Surname (Latinised) · honouree's surname
• lophos · Greek · crest

The name combines the surname Augustyn, which honours a person who supported the work (I'm not certain of the details), with the Greek "lophos", meaning "crest". It refers to the crested head of this saurolophine hadrosaur. The species was first described as Saurolophus morrisi and was later moved to its own genus.

Named by

Prieto-Márquez

Year named

2014

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Maastrichtian

Found in

Moreno Formation, California, USA

Valid genus of saurolophine hadrosaurid. Type species is Augustynolophus morrisi, originally described as Saurolophus morrisi. It is known from California and has been designated the state dinosaur of California. The authorship and year are given with moderate certainty.