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subfamily · 3 represented species

Saurolophinae

Saurolophinae is included in this curated classification as a subfamily within Hadrosauridae. Its displayed membership follows the simplified relationships used by this dataset.

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Saurolophinae

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Representative silhouette for Saurolophinae
3Direct child groups
2Countries represented
76.7–66 MaDataset range

Branch structure

Direct branches in this dataset

genus

Edmontosaurus

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Maiasaura

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Saurolophus

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Representative taxa

Dinosaurs in this branch

Side-view life reconstruction of Edmontosaurus annectens with a dorsal crest and tail spikesArt by Connor Ashbridge · CC BY 4.0

Cretaceous

Edmontosaurus annectens

A very large, broad-billed hadrosaur from the final few million years of the Cretaceous. Complete skeletons, growth series and exceptional ‘mummies’ preserve its scales, fleshy back crest, tail spikes and hind-foot hooves in unusual detail.

herbivore~10 m
Side-view life reconstruction of Maiasaura peeblesorumArt by Connor Ashbridge · CC BY-SA 4.0

Cretaceous

Maiasaura peeblesorum

A large Montana hadrosaur famous for colonial nesting grounds containing eggs, embryos and young of many ages, providing landmark evidence for prolonged dinosaur nest care.

herbivore~8.5 m
Side-view life reconstruction of Saurolophus osborniArt by Connor Ashbridge · CC BY-SA 4.0

Cretaceous

Saurolophus osborni

A large Canadian duck-billed dinosaur known from a nearly complete skeleton, a solid backward-pointing crest and patches of fossilised skin.

herbivore~9 m

Distribution

Geographic record

United States · Canada

Country-level summary of represented seed records, not a complete range map.

Sources

Further reading

Introduction to the DinosauriaDinosaur Paleobiology