Parasaurolophus
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phylum | Chordata | Parasaurolophus is a genus of ornithopod dinosaur that lived in what is now North America during the Late Cretaceous Period, about 76.5–73 million years ago. It was a herbivore that walked both as a biped and a quadruped. The genus was first described in 1922 by William Parks from a skull and partial skeleton found in Alberta. This genus is known for its large, elaborate cranial crest, which at its largest forms a long curved tube projecting upwards and back from the skull.
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clade | Diapsida | |
order | Ornithischia | |
clade | Ornithopoda | |
family | Hadrosauridae | |
genus | Parasaurolophus | |
species | P. walkeri P. tubicen P. cyrtocristatus | |
Temporal range | Late Cretaceous |
Parasaurolophus Skeleton
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