PRONUNCIATION: |
brack-ee-LO-fuh-SAWR-us |
TRANSLATION: |
Short-Crested Lizard |
ALSO KNOWN AS: |
n/a |
DESCRIPTION: |
Herbivore, Bipedal |
ORDER: |
Ornithischia |
SUBORDER: |
Ornithopoda |
INFRAORDER: |
Iguanodontia |
MICRO-ORDER: |
n/a |
SUPERFAMILY: |
n/a |
FAMILY: |
Hadrosauridae |
HEIGHT: |
12 feet (3.7 meters) |
LENGTH: |
28 feet (8.5 meters) |
WEIGHT: |
n/a |
PERIOD: |
Late Cretaceous |
NOTES: |
Known from nearly complete material found in Montana, and Alberta, Canada, this duck-billed dinosaur walked on its hind feet and ate the leaves of plants and flowers. |
