2019-07-26

purplecat: Gif of running "pointy sauruses" (General:Dinosaur)
2019-07-26 03:42 pm

Fossil Friday: Parasaurolophus


Side view of a Parasaurolophus skeleton against a rocky backdrop.  It looks quadropedal, but its front limbs are much smaller than its hind limbs.  It has a big bony crest on top of its head.
Image of a reconstructed Parasaurolophus skeleton stolen from The Great Dinosaur Discoveries by Darren Naish.

Parasaulopohus was a kind of hadrosaurid with a big crest on its head. It was herbivorous and lived during the Cretaceous. Since this isn't a dinosaur of the month I will leave you to read the fairly extensive Wikipedia article if you wish to know more.