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| More Dinosaur Fact Sheets | EnchantedLearning.com Parksosaurus Fact Sheet |
Dinosaur/Paleontology Dictionary |
| NAME: | Meaning - Parksosaurus means "William Parks' lizard" - William Arthur Parks (1868-1939) was a Canadian paleontologist. Pronounced - PARK-so-SAWR-us Named By - Charles M. Sternberg When Named - 1937 |
| DIET: | Herbivore (plant-eater) |
| SIZE: | Length - 7 ft (2 m) long Height - ? Weight - 150 pounds (70 kg) |
| WHEN IT LIVED: | Late Cretaceous period, about 68-65 million years ago |
| WHERE IT LIVED: | Fossils have been found in Alberta, Canada, and Montana, USA, North America. |
| FOSSILS: | Incomplete fossils of this ornithopod have been found. |
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| INTERESTING FACTS: |
Parksosaurus was a small, plant-eating dinosaur that walked on two legs. It had a long tail, strong arms, a long neck, and short toes. The head was small with wide jaws and unique teeth (the teeth had low, rounded ridges). |
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