Parasaurolophus
genus of hadrosaurid dinosaurs
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Summary
Parasaurolophus is a fossil taxon[1]. Parasaurolophus ranks in the top 0.52% of fossil taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,704 views/month, #50 of 9,701).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Lambeosaurinae[4]
- Location of discovery: Kaiparowits Formation[5], Dinosaur Park Formation[6], Fruitland Formation[7], Kirtland Formation[8], Oldman Formation[9], Canada[10]
- Taxon name: Parasaurolophus[11]
- Commons category: Parasaurolophus[12]
- Start time: -76500000-00-00T00:00:00Z[13]
- End time: -66000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Parasaurolophus[15]
- Commons gallery: Parasaurolophus[16]
- Main food source: herbivore[17]
- Length: 10 m[18], 9.0 m[19]
- Mass: 2.5 tonne[20]
- Time period: Late Cretaceous[21]
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Identifiers
Parasaurolophus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 47459915[22]. Parasaurolophus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4823227[23].
Why It Matters
Parasaurolophus has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Parasaurolophus is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]