Hadrosaurs were basically the cows
of the Cretaceous. They would have
been a familiar sight in the forests and
swamps of North America.
What a sight!
Hadrosaurs are
known for having
some of the strangest
heads of all dinosaurs;
many of them had
a crest.Become
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196-197 Horns
and frillsHadrosaurs had stiff
tails. It is unlikely these
were swung from side
to side.ParasaurolophusCretaceous cows
Male hadrosaurs
probably had
larger crests
than the females.
Lambeosaurus had a
helmet-like crest.Tsintaosaurus’ crest may
have been covered in
brightly coloured skin.Corythosaurus had a
plate-like crest.All sorts of crests
Those striking crests
came in all sorts of
different shapes.
Can you think of any crested animals today?
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Age of the dinosaurs