Saurolophus: quick facts
Found in North America and China, this duck-billeddinosaur had a bony spike projecting from the back of its head. Saurolophus is well-known from very complete remains, including skin casts.
Period
Late Cretaceous
Diet
Herbivore
Length
31.8 feet (9.7 meters)
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.