
Dinosaur profile
Saurolophus
Pronunciation
Sore-o-loe-fus
Lizard crest
Euornithopod
10 - 12 meters long
Late Cretaceous
74-70 million years ago
Canada, Mongolia, USA, China
DietHerbivore
About Saurolophus
Saurolophus is a genus of hadrosaurid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 76 to 65 million years ago. It was a large herbivorous dinosaur that is characterized by its long and narrow snout, which was adorned with a distinctive crest on top of its head. The crest was likely used for display purposes and may have been used to make calls or communicate with other members of the species. Saurolophus was a bipedal dinosaur, meaning it walked on two legs, and it had a sturdy and robust build. It had a relatively short tail and a long neck, which it likely used to reach higher vegetation. Saurolophus was known to inhabit areas of modern-day North America and Asia, and it is thought to have been a migratory species. Fossils of Saurolophus have been found in areas such as Alberta and Montana in Canada, as well as in Mongolia and China.
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