Parasaurolophus |
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| Name | Parasaurolophus (PAIR-uh-so-ROL-uh-PHUS) |
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| Means | Close to Crested Lizard | |
| Period | Late Cretaceous | |
| Where | North America: New Mexico, Utah, Alberta | |
| Size | Length: 40 feet Height: 10 feet Weight: 3,900 lbs |
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| Danger! Run! The calls emitted from the crests of Parasaurolophus warned the others in the herd of the approach of predators. Running was the only natural defence for a Parasaurolophus. The dinosaur could move quickly on its two strong hindlimbs and when grazing it could crouch down on all four legs, its duck-like beak with the hundreds of tiny teeth grinding the fibrous conifers and ferns into a digestible pulp. | ||