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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.

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Date: 2019-07-27 10:07 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] daniel-saunders.livejournal.com
Oooooh!!!!! I've got one of these! As a plastic toy, I mean, not a fossil (sadly). It's in the loft somewhere with other dinosaur toys. I've got a vague feeling it was bought in America.

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