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Hadrosauridae

Hadrosauridae (from Ancient Greek ἁδρός (hadrós) 'stout, thick' and σαύρα (saúra) 'lizard'), is a family of ornithischian dinosaurs informally referred to as duck-billed dinosaurs. This group is known as the duck-billed dinosaurs for the flat duck-bill appearance of the bones in their snouts. The ornithopod family, which includes genera such as…

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related to Phylogeny · 26
Hadrosauridae → According, Bactrosaurus, Below, Euhadrosauria, Forster, Hadrosaurinae, Hadrosaurus, Horner, In, Lambeosaurinae, Lambeosaurus, Maximum-Parsimony, Parasaurolophus, Paul Sereno, PhyloCode, Prieto-Marquez, Saurolophidae, Saurolophinae, Saurolophus, Sereno's
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Hadrosauridae → Aralosaurini, Both, Edward Drinker Cope, Evans, Hadrosaurinae, Hadrosaurus, In, Lambeosaurinae, Lambeosaurines, Lambeosaurini, Lambeosaurus, Parasaurolophini, Parasaurolophus, Phylogenetic, Reisz's, Saurolophinae, Since, The, These, Tsintaosaurini

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hadrosaurs hadrosaur would hadrosaurids hadrosaurus dinosaurs found two family dinosaur formation species late cretaceous clade lambeosaurinae hadrosaurinae edmontosaurus study like

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Edmontosaurusinstance ofwhich includes genera0.80text
Parasaurolophusinstance ofwhich includes genera0.80text
was a common group of herbivores during the Late Cretaceous Periodinstance ofwhich includes genera0.80text
conifersinstance ofand instead proposed they were capable terrestrial animals that browsed on plants0.80text
growthinstance ofwith previously uncommon subjects0.80text
phylogenyinstance ofwith previously uncommon subjects0.80text
and biogeography experiencing more attentioninstance ofwith previously uncommon subjects0.80text
though the functional morphology of hadrosaurids was found to have declined in study since the dinosaur renaissanceinstance ofwith previously uncommon subjects0.80text
Hadrosaurusinstance ofThis clade excludes basal hadrosaurids0.80text
Yamatosaurus but self-destructs if Hadrosaurus is descended from the last common ancestor of Lambeosaurusinstance ofThis clade excludes basal hadrosaurids0.80text
Saurolophus.Below is a cladogram from Prieto-Marquez et alinstance ofThis clade excludes basal hadrosaurids0.80text
crustaceans were also an important component of the hadrosaur diet.It is thought that chewing may have changed throughout life in hadrosauridsinstance ofExamination of hadrosaur coprolites from the Grand Staircase-Escalante indicates that shellfish0.80text

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