Hadrosaurus: quick facts
Hadrosaurus was the first dinosaur known from a nearlycomplete skeleton. Its beak-shaped snout had no teeth; however, it had batteries of plant-grinding teeth in its jaws.
Period
Late Cretaceous
Diet
Herbivore
Length
28 feet (8.5 meters)
Weight
6,000 pounds (2,722 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.