PRONUNCIATION: |
uh-NAT-uh-TYE-tan
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TRANSLATION: |
Giant Duck
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ALSO KNOWN AS: |
Anatosaurus
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DESCRIPTION: |
Herbivore, mostly Bipedal, semi-Quadrupedal
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ORDER: |
Ornithischia
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SUBORDER: |
Ornithopoda
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INFRAORDER: |
Iguanodontia
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MICRO-ORDER: |
n/a
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SUPERFAMILY: |
n/a
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FAMILY: |
Hadrosauridae
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HEIGHT: |
13.1 -16.4 feet (4 - 5 meters)
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LENGTH: |
29.5 - 39.4 feet (9 - 12 meters)
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WEIGHT: |
6,600 - 8,800 lbs (3,000 - 4,000 kg)
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PERIOD: |
Late Cretaceous
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NOTES: |
This hadrosaur, or duck-billed dinosaur, was one of the last of the
dinosaurs. Its most distinguishing feature was its unusually long and wide
duckbill, toothless over half its length, making its head more duck-like
than most hadrosaurs.
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