Genus
Valid Extinct

Fostoria

Bell et al. 2019

Fostoria is a genus of iguanodontian ornithopod dinosaur from the Griman Creek Formation of New South Wales, Australia. The type and only species, Fostoria dhimbangunmal was described in 2019.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Fostoria
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Fostoria dhimbangunmal (3D digital rendering of LRF 3050; holotype) braincase in I, dorsal and J, ventral views. Scale bar = 10 cm. © Stephen F. Poropat, Phil R. Bell, Lachlan J. Hart, Steven W. Salisbury, & Benjamin P. Kear · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Ornithischia Unranked clade
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Neornithischia Unranked clade
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Pyrodontia Unranked clade
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Cerapoda Unranked clade
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Ornithopoda Suborder
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Iguanodontia Infraorder
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Euiguanodontia Unranked clade
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Elasmaria Unranked clade
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Fostoria Genus
Measurements
Length
4,5 m ⓘ
Fostoria dhimbangunmal
Mass
400 kg ⓘ
Fostoria dhimbangunmal
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇺 Australia
2
Geological formations
Griman Creek
2
Temporal distribution
Cenomanian (100.5–93.9 Ma)
2
Species (1)
Fostoria dhimbangunmal 101 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
P. R. Bell, T. Brougham, and M. C. Herne, T. Frauenfelder, E. T. Smith. 2019. Fostoria dhimbangunmal, gen. et sp. nov., a new iguanodontian (Dinosauria, Ornithopoda) from the mid-Cretaceous of Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 39(1):e1564757:1-18 DOI ↗
Bibliography (2)
P. R. Bell, F. Fanti, and L. J. Hart, L. A. Milan, S. J. Craven, T. Brougham, E. T. Smith. 2019. Revised geology, age, and vertebrate diversity of the dinosaur-bearing Griman Creek Formation (Cenomanian), Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 514:655-671 DOI ↗
P. R. Bell, T. Brougham, and M. C. Herne, T. Frauenfelder, E. T. Smith. 2019. Fostoria dhimbangunmal, gen. et sp. nov., a new iguanodontian (Dinosauria, Ornithopoda) from the mid-Cretaceous of Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 39(1):e1564757:1-18 DOI ↗