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Parasaurolophus

Parasaurolophus
Photo: Lisa Andres from Riverside, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

Scientific name
Parasaurolophus
Continent
North America
Group
Ornithopod
Period
Cretaceous
Diet
Herbivore
Length
Large (9–20 m)
Moves
On two legs, On four legs
Feature
Crest
Difficulty in WildGuessr
Medium

Did you know?

  • Its long hollow crest was linked to its nose, and scientists think it used it to make deep calls.
  • It was named in 1922 from a skeleton found in Alberta, Canada.

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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q203583 · All prehistoric life · All entries