Parasaurolophus

Description

Parasaurolophus is a genus ofornithopod dinosaur that lived in what is now North Americaduring the Late Cretaceous Period, about 76.5–74.5 million years ago. It was a herbivore that walked both as a bipedand a quadruped.

Parasaurolophus was a hadrosaurid, part of a diverse familyof Cretaceous dinosaurs known for their range of bizarre head adornments. This genus is known for its large, elaborate cranial crest, which at its largest forms a long curved tube projecting upwards and back from the skull.

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Pronounced: pa-ra-saw-ROL-off-us
Meaning of name: like ‘Saurolophus’
Length: 11m
Weight: 3500kg
Teeth: beak and toothed jaws
Diet: herbivorous
Food: pine needles, tree leaves
How it moved: on 2 or 4 legs
When it lived: Late Cretaceous
(76 – 74 million years ago)
Found in: Canada, USA

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy: Dinosauria, Ornithischia, Genasauria, Cerapoda, Ornithopoda, Euornithopoda, Iguanadontia, Euiguanadontia, Dryomorpha, Ankylopollexia, Iguanodontoidea, Hadrosauridae, Euhadrosauria, Lambeosaurinae, Parasaurolophus
Named by: Parks (1922)
Type species: walkeri