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Brachylophosaurus
Name Brachylophosaurus canadensis Information
Diet Herbivorous Brachylophosaurus was a herbivorous dinosaur living in the late cretaceous period of North America. It was a duck-billed dinosaur and was capable of running on two legs and walking on four. It had a short, small hard crest on top of its head and a downturned beak - which scientists believe was probably used by males to headbutt each other during rutting season.
Height ?
Length 20ft
Weight 2 tons
Location North America
Era 76.5 million years ago Interesting Fact
Only three complete fossils of the hadrosaur, or duck-billed dinosaur, Brachylophosaurus have ever been found, but they're so amazingly well-preserved that (as paleontologists often do) they were immediately given nicknames: Elvis, Leonardo and Roberta!
Name Means "Short-Crested Lizard"
Pronunciation BRACK-ee-LOW-fo-SORE-us
Family Hadrosauridae