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EdmontosaurusEdmontosaurus was a Herbivore from the Late Cretaceous Period. Just click on the name of any Dinosaur, or on the type of dinsaur (e.g. Herbivore) to see more information about that Dinosaur or Type of Dinasaur
Edmontosaurus Edmontosaurus meaning 'Edmonton lizard' (after where it was found, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and Greek sauros meaning lizard) was a hadrosaurid dinosaur genus from the Maastrichtian, the last stage of the Cretaceous Period, 71-65 million years ago. A fully-grown adult could have been up to 9 metres (30 feet) long and some of the larger species reached 13 metres (43 feet). Its weight was in the region of 3.5 tonnes, making it one of the largest hadrosaurids.
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Food Source |
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Length |
9 to13 metres |
12 to 13 metres |
3 metres |
4.6 metres |
8 metres |
21 metres |
70-140 cm |
Weight |
3,500kg |
7,200kg |
80 kg |
3,500kg |
6,100kg |
35,000kg |
2kg |
Period |
Late Cretaceous |
Late Cretaceous |
Early Cretaceous |
Late Cretaceous |
Late Cretaceous |
Late Jurassic |
Late Jurassic |
MY=Million Years |
71-65 MY |
71-65 MY |
146 MY |
71-65 MY |
71-65 MY |
161to 145 MY |
161to 145 MY |
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