Parasaurolophus

Parasaurolophus
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Superorder: Dinosauria Order: Ornithischia Suborder: Ornithopoda Superfamily: Hadrosauroidea Family: Hadrosauridae Subfamily: Lambeosaurinae Genus: Parasaurolophus

Parasaurolophus are dinosaurs that belong to a taxonomic group known as Ornithopods. The name ornithopoda means bird footed. All ornithopods walk on two legs (bipedal) and are plant eaters (herbivores). They are also characterized as having horny beaks.

The members of the Subfamily lambeosaurines (Lambeosaurinae) have large cranial crests or tubes.

Subfamily Lambeosaurinae - (have a crest on the skull)

• Parasaurolophus
• Corythosaurus
• Lambeosaurus

Related References

• Parasaurolophus by Wikipedia