Parasaurolophus

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See also: parasaurolophus

Translingual

Parasaurolophus sketch.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παρά (pará, “beside, near”) Saurolophus (“crested lizard; genus of hadrosaur dinosaur”).

Noun

†Parasaurolophus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Hadrosauridae – parasaurolophus.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Ornithischia - order; Ornithopoda - suborder; Hadrosauridae - family; Parasaurolophini - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Parasaurolophus walkeri - type species; Parasaurolophus tubicen; Parasaurlophus cyrtocristatus; other uncertain species

References

Parasaurolophus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Parasaurolophus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Parasaurolophus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Parasaurolophus at Paleobiology Database

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