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Parasaurolophus
Parasaurolophus
Information
Range North America
Estimated Population 0
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Dinosauria
Order Ornithischia
Family Hadrosauridae
Species Parasaurolophus walkeri
Conservation Status
EXSpecies
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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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.
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