New Jersey – A Huge Part Of Dinosaur History

If someone asked you what the state tree was, you'd probably know it's the red oak and the that the state animal is the horse. But would you know the state dinosaur? And do you know the amazing story behind it?

First, to answer my question, the state dinosaur is the hadrosaurus. Do you know the story? This is amazing. It turns out the discovery of a nearly full skeleton of a hadrosaurus, found near Maple Ave in Haddonfield in 1858 would turn the science world upside down and prove the existence of dinosaurs.

The discovery of the nearly complete skeletal remains was the first find of it's kind in the world. And many scientists consider the site to be the ground zero for dinosaur paleontology as we know it today, according to levins.com.

The discovery, right here in New Jersey, is believed to have connected the dots between controversial speculation of giant lizard-like creatures that had gone extinct and the actual proof they actually existed.

The bones of the Haddonfield hadrosaurus are at the Academy of Natural Sciences where they have been since just after their discovery. Learn more about the amazing remains at hadrosaurus.com.