what is parasaurolophus?
It is a genus of herbivorous ornithopod dinosaur.
Parasaurolophus
Parasaurolophus (; meaning "near crested lizard" in reference to "Saurolophus") is a genus of herbivorous ornithopod dinosaur that lived in what is now North America and possibly Asia during the Late
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Parasaurolophus [SEP] Introduction
Parasaurolophus (; meaning "near crested lizard" in reference to "Saurolophus") is a genus of herbivorous ornithopod dinosaur that lived in what is now North America and possibly Asia during the Late Cretaceous Period, about 76.5–73 million years ago. It was an herbivore that walked both as a biped and as a quadruped. Three species are universally recognized: P. walkeri (the type species), P. tubicen, and the short-crested P. cyrtocristatus. Additionally, a fourth species, "P. jiayensis", has been proposed, although it is more commonly placed in the separate genus "Charonosaurus". Remains are known from Alberta (Canada), New Mexico and Utah (United States), and possibly Heilongjiang, (China).