Parasaurolophus: quick facts
Parasaurolophus has been found in Utah, New Mexico, and Alberta, Canada. The remarkable crest of this duck-billed dinosaur was a hollow tube 5 feet (1.5 meters) long that extendedback over the animal'
Period
Late Cretaceous
Diet
Diet unknown
Length
33 feet (10.1 meters)
Weight
6,000 - 8,000 pounds
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.