"Lizard from Edmonton"

Edmontosaurus

Late Cretaceous · 73–66 MyaHerbivoreNorth America

A crestless giant duck-bill that lived right up to the asteroid. Several "dinosaur mummies" preserve its skin, scales and even a fleshy comb on its head — we know Edmontosaurus's outside better than almost any dinosaur.

Length
12 m
Height
3.4 m
Weight
7,000 kg
Top speed
45 km/h

Field notes

  • Mummified specimens preserve skin impressions and a rooster-like comb.
  • One fossil has a healed T. rex bite in its tail — it got away.
  • It had up to 1,000 teeth arranged in grinding batteries.
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