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Lophorhothon

Lophorhothon

Pronunciation:: lof-oh-roh-thon
Name meaning:: 'crested nose'

Lophorhothon

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euornithopod silhouette

Type of dinosaur:: euornithopod
Length:: 4.5m

Diet:: herbivorous
When it lived:: Late Cretaceous, 84-71 million years ago
Found in:: USA

A disarticulated skull and skeleton belonging to Lophorhothon have been found.

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:: Dinosauria, Ornithischia, Genasauria, Cerapoda, Ornithopoda, Euornithopoda, Iguanadontia, Euiguanadontia, Dryomorpha, Ankylopollexia, Iguanodontoidea, Hadrosauridae, Euhadrosauria, Hadrosaurinae
Named by:: Xu, Makovicky, Wang, Norell and You (1960)
Type species:: atopus

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