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Edmontosaurus

 

 
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Edmontosaurus

Edmontosaurus was a Herbivore from the Late Cretaceous Period.

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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.

 

 

Name

Edmontosaurus

Tyrannosaurus

Deinonychus

Pachycephalosaurus

Triceratops

Apatosaurus

Gigantosaurus

Compsognathus

Food Source

Herbivore

Carnivore

Carnivore

Herbivore

Herbivore

Herbivore

Carnivore

Carnivore

Length

9 to13 metres

10 to 12 metres

3 metres

4.6 metres

8 metres

21 metres

14 metres

70-140 cm

Weight

3,500kg

7,200kg

80 kg

3,500kg

6,100kg

35,000kg

11,000 kg

2kg

Period

Late Cretaceous

Late Cretaceous

Early Cretaceous

Late Cretaceous

Late Cretaceous

Late Jurassic

Late Cretaceous

Late Jurassic

MY=Million Years

71-65 MY

71-65 MY

146 MY

71-65 MY

71-65 MY

161-145 MY

100-90 MY

161-145 MY

                 
Name Spinosaurus              
Food Source Carnivore              
Length 14 - 16 metres              
Weight 10,000 kg              
Period Mid Cretaceous              
MY=Million Years 100-93 MY              

 

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