had·ro·saur
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Definition of hadrosaur
: any of a genus (Hadrosaurus) or family (Hadrosauridae) of mainly bipedal dinosaurs of the Late Cretaceous that have the forward part of the jaws toothless and flattened into a beak-like snout and the back part of the jaws filled with rows of numerous small, grinding teeth and that often have a solid or hollow bony crest on the skull : duck-billed dinosaur
… the hadrosaurs evolved into some 21 different species during their 20 million-year stint on earth …— Virginia Morell
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In a Cretaceous Research study, paleontologists described a new species of hadrosaur found in Morocco.
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Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, "The Top Ten Dinosaur Discoveries of 2020," 23 Dec. 2020
Others turn out to be familiar—a duckbill dinosaur previously thought to be a new species has turned out to be Edmontosaurus, a wide-ranging hadrosaur found elsewhere.
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Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, "How Dinosaurs Thrived in the Snow," 3 Dec. 2020
In March, a study was published that looked at the fossilized teeth of a hadrosaur and concluded that its journeys were short, roughly 50 miles.
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Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, "125M-year-old dinosaur trapped by a volcanic eruption found in China," 20 Sep. 2020
In March, a study was published that looked at the fossilized teeth of a hadrosaur and concluded that its journeys were short, roughly 50 miles.
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Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, "125M-year-old dinosaur trapped by a volcanic eruption found in China," 20 Sep. 2020
In March, a study was published that looked at the fossilized teeth of a hadrosaur and concluded that its journeys were short, roughly 50 miles.
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Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, "125M-year-old dinosaur trapped by a volcanic eruption found in China," 20 Sep. 2020
In March, a study was published that looked at the fossilized teeth of a hadrosaur and concluded that its journeys were short, roughly 50 miles.
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Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, "125M-year-old dinosaur trapped by a volcanic eruption found in China," 20 Sep. 2020
The crew has been working at the site for about two months and uncovered between 30 and 50 bones that came from a single young hadrosaur that was about three or four years old, according to the statement.
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David Williams, CNN, "A 12-year-old found a 69 million-year-old dinosaur fossil while hiking with his dad," 16 Oct. 2020
In March, a study was published that looked at the fossilized teeth of a hadrosaur and concluded that its journeys were short, roughly 50 miles.
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Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, "125M-year-old dinosaur trapped by a volcanic eruption found in China," 20 Sep. 2020
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