Parasaurolophus

Parasaurolophus ‭(‬Near Saurolophus/Near lizard crest‭)‬ Hadrosaur

In Depth        Out of all the hadrosaurs‭ (‬also known as the duck-billed dinosaurs‭) ‬Parasaurolophus is one of the most‭ ‬widely recognised thanks‭ ‬to its very distinctive skull crest.‭ ‬ The name Parasaurolophus is a bit of a mouthful,‭ ‬but this is based around the early interpretation that Parasaurolophus was similar to another genus names Saurolophus‭ … Read more

Angulomastacator

In Depth        Although only named from a partial upper jaw,‭ ‬this is still enough to identify Angulomastacator as a distinct genus of hadrosaurid dinosaur because the front portion of the jaw bends down at an angle of forty-five degrees.‭ ‬If you are unfamiliar with how much this each,‭ ‬look at or imagine a clock face … Read more

Nanningosaurus

In Depth        Nanningosaurus is a genus of hadrosaurid dinosaur that lived in China during the late Cretaceous,‭ ‬and is also the first genus of hadrosaur identified as living in southern China. Further Reading -‭ ‬The first hadrosaurid dinosaur from southern China.‭ ‬Acta Geologica Sinica‭ ‬81‭(‬4‭)‬:550-554.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Mo,‭ ‬Z.‭ ‬Zhao,‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Wang‭ & ‬X.‭ ‬Xu‭ … Read more