LegendaryHypacrosaurus
Hypacrosaurus altispinus
hy-PAK-roh-SORE-us· “near-highest lizard”
🦕 Dinosaur🕰️ Cretaceous🌿 herbivore🦴 Hadrosauridae
9 m
Length
3 m
Height
4 t
Weight
A crested, duck-billed dinosaur of Late Cretaceous North America with a rounded, hollow head crest and tall spines along its back. Nests, eggs and embryos have revealed how quickly its young grew.
When
Late Cretaceous, ~67 million years ago
Found in
Canada
Discovered
Barnum Brown, 1913
Did you know?
- Sported a rounded, hollow crest likely used to make sounds.
- Fossil embryos show its babies grew remarkably fast.
- Tall back spines gave it a slightly ridged silhouette.
Artwork: Connor Ashbridge, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.