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Alamosaurus
Ankylosaurus
Apatosaurus
Archaeopteryx
Argentinosaurus
Brachiosaurus
Cearadactylus
Deinonychus
Glyptodon
Hyracotherium
Parasaurolophus
Pteranodon
Pteranodon sternbergi
Quetzalcoatlus
Seismosaurus
Smilodon
Spinosaurus
Stegosaurus
Styracosaurus
Tapejara
Therizinosaurus
Triceratops
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Uintatherium
Velociraptor
Woolly Mammoth
Woolly Rhino


Parasaurolophus
Prehistoric image of the Ornithopod Dinosaur Parasaurolophus
artwork copyright Joe Tucciarone

Parasaurolophus:  This was a huge plant-eating hadrosaur that weighed as much as a full-grown African elephant. Scientists believe these animals produced sounds by forcing air through the hollow crests on their heads.

Genus Name: Parasaurolophus ("like Saurolophus lizard")
Type Species: * P. walkeri (Parks, 1922)
Length: 33 feet (10 meters)
Weight: 3-4 tons
Time: 76-65 million years ago (Late Cretaceous)
Place: Alberta (Canada), Montana, New Mexico
Diet: plant-eater (herbivore)

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