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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]
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.
Skull growth of Parasaurolophus sp., Corythosaurus casuarius and Casuarius sp. The stars represent the age at which crest development starts. Corythosaurus started developing its crest when they were half the size of adults, but Parasaurolophus juveniles grew crests when they were only 25% as
Parasaurolophus cyrtocristatus. Parasaurolophus. FMNH P-27393 [167] Field Museum of Natural History: Campanian(75.02-76.14 Ma) [167] Fossil Forest Member, Fruitland Formation [167] United States [167] The holotype skeleton of Parasaurolophus cyrtocristatus: Parasaurolophus tubicen. Parasaurolophus. PMU.R.1250 [168] Paleontologiska Museet, Uppsala
Fossils of Tawa-like dinosaurs have also been found in South America, which has important indications about paleogeography. During the Early Jurassic Period, dinosaurs such as Dilophosaurus, Anchisaurus, Coelophysis (formerly known as Megapnosaurus), and the early thyreophoran Scutellosaurus lived in North America.
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.
Artist's restoration of Parasaurolophus Mummified Edmontosaurus annectens. 1920. Matthew described the new genus Procheneosaurus. [9] Parks described the new species Kritosaurus incurvimanus. [6] 1922. William Parks described the new genus and species Parasaurolophus walkeri. [9] Krausel reported fossil gut contents from an Edmontosaurus ...
This list of nicknamed dinosaur fossils is a list of fossil non-avian dinosaur specimens given informal names or nicknames, in addition to their institutional catalogue numbers. It excludes informal appellations that are purely descriptive (e.g., "the Fighting Dinosaurs", "the Trachodon Mummy").