Very HardGryposaurus
Gryposaurus notabilis
GRIP-oh-SORE-us· “hook-nosed lizard”
🕰️ Cretaceous🌿 herbivore🦴 Hadrosauridae
9 m
Length
3 m
Height
3 t
Weight
A duck-billed dinosaur easily known by the tall, arched 'Roman nose' bump on its snout, which may have been used for display or head-butting.
When
Late Cretaceous, ~76 million years ago
Found in
Canada
Discovered
Lawrence Lambe, 1914
Did you know?
- It is named for its distinctive arched, hooked nose.
- The nose bump may have been used to signal or shove rivals.
- Skin impressions show it had pebbly, scaly hide.
Artwork: TotalDino, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.