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When originally described by Brown, ''Prosaurolophus maximus'' was known from a skull and jaw. Half of the skull was badly weathered at the time of examination, and the level of the parietal |
When originally described by Brown, ''Prosaurolophus maximus'' was known from a skull and jaw. Half of the skull was badly weathered at the time of examination, and the level of the parietal |
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<nowiki> </nowiki>was distortedly crushed upwards to the side. The different bones of the |
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+ | <nowiki> </nowiki>skull could be easily defined, with the exception of the parietals and nasal bones. Brown found that the skull of the already described genus ''Saurolophus'' is very similar overall to, but also smaller than the skull of ''P. maximus''.<sup>[4]</sup> A unique feature of a shortened frontal in lambeosaurines is also found in ''Prosaurolophus'', and the other horned hadrosaurines ''[[Brachylophosaurus]]'', ''[[Maiasaura]]'', and ''Saurolophus''. Although they lack a shorter frontal, the genera ''[[Edmontosaurus]]'' and ''[[Shantungosaurus]]'' share with saurolophins an elongated dentary.<sup>[7]</sup> |
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Latest revision as of 19:59, 18 July 2020
Prosaurolophus (/ˌproʊsɔːˈrɒləfəs/; meaning "before Saurolophus, in comparison to the later dinosaur with a similar head crest) is a genus of hadrosaurid (or duck-billed) dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of North America. It is known from the remains of at least 25 individuals belonging to two species, including skulls and skeletons, but it remains obscure. Around 9 m (30 ft), its fossils have been found in the late Campanian-age Upper Cretaceous Dinosaur Park Formation in Alberta, and the roughly contemporaneous Two Medicine Formation in Montana, dating to around 75.5-71.0 million years ago. Its most recognizable feature is a small solid crest formed by the nasal bones, sticking up in front of the eyes.
The type species is P. maximus, described by American paleontologist Barnum Brown of the American Museum of Natural History in 1916. A second species, P. blackfeetensis, was described by Jack Horner of the Museum of the Rockies in 1992. The two species were differentiated mainly by crest size and skull proportions.
Prosaurolophus was a large-headed duckbill; the most complete described specimen has a skull around 0.9 metres (3.0 ft) long on a skeleton about 8.5 metres (28 ft) long.[10] It had a small, stout, triangular crest in front of the eyes; the sides of this crest were concave, forming depressions. The upper arm was relatively short.[11]
Skull
When originally described by Brown, Prosaurolophus maximus was known from a skull and jaw. Half of the skull was badly weathered at the time of examination, and the level of the parietal was distortedly crushed upwards to the side. The different bones of the skull could be easily defined, with the exception of the parietals and nasal bones. Brown found that the skull of the already described genus Saurolophus is very similar overall to, but also smaller than the skull of P. maximus.[4] A unique feature of a shortened frontal in lambeosaurines is also found in Prosaurolophus, and the other horned hadrosaurines Brachylophosaurus, Maiasaura, and Saurolophus. Although they lack a shorter frontal, the genera Edmontosaurus and Shantungosaurus share with saurolophins an elongated dentary.[7]