Edmontosaurus: quick facts
Edmontosaurus was discovered in Alberta, Canada. A plant eater with batteries of teeth in its jaw bone for pulverizingplant food, it had up to 60 rows of teeth on each jaw -- morethan 1,000 teeth in t
Period
Late Cretaceous
Diet
Herbivore
Length
43 feet (13.1 meters)
Weight
7,000 - 8,000 pounds (3,175-3,630 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.