Claosaurus: quick facts
One complete skeleton was found apparently frozen in a running position, with the body held horizontally, the tailoutstretched, and the head thrown back. (No skull was found.)This plant-eating hadrosa
Period
Late Cretaceous
Diet
Herbivore
Length
12 feet (3.7 meters)
Weight
2,000 lbs (907 kg)
Family
Hadrosauridae
Reference background: Natural History Museum, London — Dinosaurs; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs; American Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs & Fossils. Figures are typical published ranges; taxonomy follows the source era and modern consensus is noted where it differs. See our sources & fact-check policy.