Prosaurolophus was a genus of hadrosaurid dinosaurs that lived in the Late Cretaceous of North America. The remains were found in the Late Cretaceous Upper Cretaceous Dinosaur Park formation of the Campanian era in Alberta. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It had a small solid crest formed by the nasal bones, which protruded in front of the eyes. It had a short, robust, triangular ridge in front of the eyes and the sides of this ridge were concave, forming depressions. It walked on its two hind limbs but was able to move on four. The upper arm was relatively short. It has a broad beak and was held in the jaws by a cheek-like structure. Prosaurolophus was a herbivore that ate a large number of plants. It was known to be active throughout the day at short intervals. It lived in groups for at least part of the year, according to bone evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The skull of Prosaurolophus was about 0.9 meters long on a skeleton of about 8.5 meters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The name Prosaurololophus means \"before Saurolophus\", in reference to the comparison with the later dinosaur with a similar head crest.
It was a herbivore that ate pine needles, leaves and twigs.
Prosaurolophus was a genus of hadrosaur dinosaurs that lived in the Late Cretaceous of North America.
The remains were found in the Late Cretaceous Upper Cretaceous Dinosaur Park formation of the late Campanian era in Alberta.\u00a0