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Prosaurolophus

Prosaurolophus

Pronunciation:: proh-sore-oh-lof-us
Name meaning:: 'before lizard crest [Saurolophus]'

Prosaurolophus

© Berislav Krzic

euornithopod silhouette

Type of dinosaur:: euornithopod
Length:: 7.6m

Diet:: herbivorous
When it lived:: Late Cretaceous, 77-75 million years ago
Found in:: Canada, USA

Prosaurolophus is known from the skeletons of 24-29 individuals, some articulated (the bones were joined as they would have been in life).

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:: Dinosauria, Ornithischia, Genasauria, Cerapoda, Ornithopoda, Euornithopoda, Iguanadontia, Euiguanadontia, Dryomorpha, Ankylopollexia, Iguanodontoidea, Hadrosauridae, Euhadrosauria, Hadrosaurinae
Named by:: Brown (1916)
Type species:: maximus

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