Parasaurolophus | |
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Information | |
Range | North America |
Estimated Population | 0 |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Dinosauria |
Order | Ornithischia |
Family | Hadrosauridae |
Species | Parasaurolophus walkeri |
Conservation Status | |
Extinct |
Parasaurolophus walkeri (meaning near crested lizard) is a genus of hadrosaur dinosaur that lived in North America during the Late Cretaceous period. It has been known to have a long crest on the back of its head that is hollow on the inside and has a similar structure of a trombone which is used to communicate with others of its kind as well as mating calls and distress calls to alert from predators like Tyrannosaurus, Albertosaurus, and Gorgosaurus.
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Description[]
Classification[]
Parasaurolophus belonged to the family, Lambeosaurinae which also includes its relatives, Charonosaurus, Corythosaurus, Hypacosaurus, Lambeosaurus, Saurolophus, and Velafrons.
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Facts[]
- Parasaurolophus used its head crest for communicating and scaring predatory dinosaurs.