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Dinosaur: Saurolophus osborni
| Length*: | 10.2 m | 33.5 ft |
| Weight*: | 4.5 t | 9,921 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Early Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Brown
Year: 1912
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: Canada
Region: Alberta
Formation: Horseshoe Canyon
Locations
Sources
Material: At least 3 individuals (include almost complete skeleton with skull).
References: Bell (2011). Cranial osteology and ontogeny of Saurolophus angustirostris from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia with comments on Saurolophus osborni from Canada.
