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Parasaurolophus (/ ˌ p ær ə s ɔː ˈ r ɒ l ə f ə s,-ˌ s ɔːr ə ˈ l oʊ f ə s /; meaning "beside crested lizard" in reference to Saurolophus) [2] is a genus of hadrosaurid "duck-billed" dinosaur that lived in what is now western North America and possibly Asia during the Late Cretaceous period, about 76.9–73.5 million years ago. [3]
Parasaurolophus, a crested hadrosaur.. Hadrosaurids, also commonly referred to as duck-billed dinosaurs or hadrosaurs, were large terrestrial herbivores.The diet of hadrosaurid dinosaurs remains a subject of debate among paleontologists, especially regarding whether hadrosaurids were grazers who fed on vegetation close to the ground, or browsers who ate higher-growing leaves and twigs.
The ornithopod family, which includes genera such as Edmontosaurus and Parasaurolophus, was a common group of herbivores during the Late Cretaceous Period. [1] Hadrosaurids are descendants of the Late Jurassic / Early Cretaceous iguanodontian dinosaurs and had a similar body layout.
A new year means more viral moments of animals being animals. From Florida alligators and Oregon black bears to a Massachusetts great white shark, 2024 proved to be a big year for ferocious animal ...
Shaximiao Formation (Middle Jurassic, Bajocian to Callovian) China: An ornithischian of uncertain affinities Xiaotingia: 2011 Tiaojishan Formation (Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic, Bathonian to Oxfordian) China: Well-preserved but inconsistent in phylogenetic placement. Some studies suggest a position as an early avialan [145] Xingtianosaurus ...
Prehistoric Park is a six-part nature docu-fiction television series that premiered on ITV on 22 July 2006 and on Animal Planet on 29 October 2006. The programme was produced by Impossible Pictures, who also created Walking with Dinosaurs.
This is a list of non-avian dinosaurs whose remains have been recovered in Africa.Africa has a rich fossil record. It is rich in Triassic and Early Jurassic dinosaurs. . African dinosaurs from these time periods include Megapnosaurus, Dracovenator, Melanorosaurus, Massospondylus, Euskelosaurus, Heterodontosaurus, Abrictosaurus, and Lesoth
Corythosaurus (/ k ə ˌ r ɪ θ ə ˈ s ɔːr ə s /; [1] lit. ' helmeted lizard ') is a genus of hadrosaurid "duck-billed" dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period, about 77–75.7 million years ago, in what is now western North America.