Dinosauria
Ornithischia
Cerapoda
Ornithopoda
Hadrosauridae
Lambeosaurinae
Parasaurolophini
Pronunciation: pah-ra-sor-uh-low-fee-nee
Author: Prieto-Márquez et al.
Year: 2013
Meaning: Parasaurolophus tribe (see etymology)
Locomotion: Bipedal (two legs)
Synonyms: None known
Author: Prieto-Márquez et al.
Year: 2013
Meaning: Parasaurolophus tribe (see etymology)
Locomotion: Bipedal (two legs)
Synonyms: None known
[Prieto-Márquez et al., 2013]Definition
Parasaurolophus walkeri and all lambeosaurine taxa more closely related to it than to Lambeosaurus lambei, Tsintaosaurus spinorhinus, or Aralosaurus tuberiferus.
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Parasaurolophini is a group of Lambeosaurine dinosaurs that includes Parasaurolophus and its closest relatives, united by the prescence of a trombone-like crest and a few other, unpronounceable, features.
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Relationships
References
• Evans DC and Reisz RR (2007) "Anatomy and relationships of Lambeosaurus magnicristatus, a crested hadrosaurid dinosaur (Ornithischia) from the Dinosaur Park Formation, Alberta".
• Prieto-Márquez A, Dalla Vecchia F.M, Gaete R, and Galobart À. (2013) "Diversity, Relationships, and Biogeography of the Lambeosaurine Dinosaurs from the European Archipelago, with Description of the New Aralosaurin Canardia garonnensis". PLoS ONE 8(7): e69835. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069835
