HardSaurolophus
Saurolophus osborni
sore-OL-oh-fus· “crested lizard”
🕰️ Cretaceous🌿 herbivore🦴 Hadrosauridae
9.5 m
Length
3 m
Height
3 t
Weight
A large duck-billed dinosaur with a bony spike-like crest sweeping back from its head — and one of the few dinosaurs known from both North America and Asia.
When
Late Cretaceous, ~70–66 million years ago
Found in
Canada
Discovered
Barnum Brown, 1912
Did you know?
- It had a backward-pointing spike crest on its skull.
- It is known from both North America and Mongolia.
- The crest may have supported a colourful skin flap for display.
Artwork: TotalDino, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.