Genus: Tethyshadros DALLA VECCHIA 2009
Etymology: Tethys, an ocean that occupied the general position of the Alpine-Himalayan
orogenic belt, and Greek, hadros, for hadrosauroid: "Tethyan hadrosauroid".
= Genus: Nova BUFFETAUT, DELFINO & PINNA, 2001
Species: insularis DALLA VECCHIA, 2009
Etymology: Latin, insular, "island dweller."
Holotype: SC 57022
Locality: Karst, near the Villaggio del Pescatore, Adriatic-Dinaric Platform, 45.8°N, 13.6°E, Friuli, Trieste Province, North-eastern Italy.
Horizon: Liburnian Formation (originally Borgo Grotta Gigante Member, “Trieste Karst Limestones Formation”).
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Lowermost Campanian Stage, (Campanian-Maastrichtian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous, orignially Late Santonian Stage, Lower Senonian Subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Early Late Cretaceous).
Material: Nearly complete skull and skeleton.
Referred material:
57021: Skull and skeleton.
Note: Nicknamed “Antonio”.57022: Partial forelimbs with articulated elements.
Note: Nicknamed "Primus."50723: Isolated left pubis.
57026: A partial skeleton with a complete but strongly crushed, skull and most of lower jaw.
Note: Nicknamed "Secundus".57028: Distal segment of the caudal vertebral column.
57247: A partial skeleton with limb elements, ribs, ossified tendons and pelvic girdle.
Note: Nicknamed "Bruno."57256: Some sparse bones among them probable manual phalanges and a cervical rib.
CHIARENZA, FABBRI, CONSORTI, MUSCIONI, EVANS, CANTALAPIEDRA & FANTI, 2021
SC 57024: Partial scapula.
SC 57025: Cervical vertebra.
SC 57257: Proximal end of a femur.
Number: Not given: A series of 13, articulated distal vertebra.
Number: Not given: LArge articualted elemetns still in situ.
Note: Nicknamed "Tertius."Number: Nto given: Large articulated elements.
Note: Nicknamed "Zdravko."SC 57028: A series of 10 fully prepared, articulated distal vertebrae.