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QUICK FACTS
 WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Also known as:
Not Available
Etymology:
'Lizard from Edmonton'
Pronunciation:
ed-MON-to-SAWR-us
DISCOVERY
Edmontosaurus regalis
was discovered by Lambe in 1917 in the Horseshoe Canyon Formation of Alberta, Canada
VITAL STATISTICS
Time Span:
70.6 - 65.5 mya
Length: 13 m Weight: 3 ton Diet: Herbivore CLASSIFICATION
Class:
Sauropsida
Sub-class:
Diapsida
Super-order:
Dinosauria
Order:
Ornithischia
Sub-order:
Cerapoda
Infra-order:
Ornithopoda
Family:
Hadrosauridae
Genus:
Edmontosaurus
Species:
regalis
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Edmontosaurus regalis
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One of the biggest hadrosaurs, bipedal/quadrupedal, with a bulky body, short forelimbs and strong hind-limbs.
The large nasal cavities were probably covered by inflatable skin that, once blown up, could be used to produce acoustic signals
