Parasaurolophus

Parasaurolophus

Pronunciation:
pa-ra-saw-ROL-off-us
Name meaning:
'like 'Saurolophus''
Parasaurolophus
large ornithopod silhouette
Type of dinosaur:
large ornithopod
Length:
11.0m
Weight:
3500kg
Diet:
herbivorous herbivorous food icon
When it lived:
Late Cretaceous, 76-74 million years ago
Found in:
Canada, USA

Taxonomic details

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

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