Hadrosaurid

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Hadrosaurid
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Superorder: Dinosauria Order: Ornithischia Suborder: Ornithopoda Family: Hadrosauridae
Genera
Subfamily: Lambeosaurinae (have a skull crest ) Parasaurolophus Corythosaurus Lambeosaurus Subfamily: Hadrosaurinae (lacked the crest) Edmontosaurus Maiasaura Hadrosaurus

Hadrosaurids 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.

Hadrosaurids are divided into two subfamilies. The lambeosaurines (Lambeosaurinae) have large cranial crests or tubes, and are less bulky. The hadrosaurines (Hadrosaurinae) lack the cranial crests or tubes, and are larger.

Subfamily Lambeosaurinae - (have a crest on the skull)

• Parasaurolophus
• Corythosaurus
• Lambeosaurus

Subfamily: Hadrosaurinae (lacked the crest)

• Edmontosaurus
• Maiasaura
• Hadrosaurus

Related References

• Hadrosaurid by Wikipedia

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• Animals
• Dinosaurs