Historical Marker

Lophorhothon atopus

Atlanta · DeKalb County

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Lophorhothon atopus, a duck-billed hadrosaur whose fossils place it in Georgia roughly 80 million years ago, is honored at Fernbank, an early museum to display this little-known native dinosaur.

About this site

Lophorhothon atopus is a historical marker in Atlanta, DeKalb County. It is one of 98 historical markers documented in DeKalb County, among 143 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.7743, -84.3282 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Georgia Railway and Power Company Trolley Waiting Station (historical marker), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Lynching in America / The Lynching of Porter Turner, Alpha Delta Pi, and Sweeny's Division Encamped.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.7743, -84.3282 · Atlanta, DeKalb County
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