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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.
Map of various hadrosaur taxa across North America Hadrosaurids likely originated in North America, before shortly dispersing into Asia. During the late Campanian - Maastrichtian , a saurolophine hadrosaurid migrated into South America from North America, giving rise to the clade Austrokritosauria , which is closely related to the tribe ...
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Saurolophus was an important early reference for other hadrosaurs, as seen in the names of Prosaurolophus ("before Saurolophus") and Parasaurolophus ("near Saurolophus"). However, little additional material has been recovered and described. Instead, more abundant remains from Asia have provided more data.
The Syrian or Western Asiatic elephant (sometimes given the subspecies designation Elephas maximus asurus) was the westernmost population of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), which went extinct in ancient times, with early human civilizations in the area utilizing the animals for their ivory, and possibly for warfare. [2]
Reptiles of the Middle East. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. A. Reptiles of the Arabian Peninsula (1 C, 61 P) I.
English: Size comparison of the two better-known species of the North American hadrosaurid dinosaur Parasaurolophus, P. walkeri (type species, blue) and P. cyrtocristatus (fuchsia). The ornithopod silhouettes are based on their respective skeletals by Scott Hartman.