OtterKnow Kids EncyclopediaParasaurolophus was a dinosaur with a long, curved tube on top of its head that looked like a horn. Scientists think it could blow air through this tube to make loud sounds, almost like a trumpet! This helped it talk to other dinosaurs in its group.
Parasaurolophus had a flat beak like a duck, so it is called a duck-billed dinosaur. Its most famous feature was the long, curved crest on its head. It could walk on two legs or four legs.
Parasaurolophus was a plant eater. It used its flat beak to munch on leaves and plants. It could chew its food with hundreds of tiny teeth packed together in its jaws.
- Parasaurolophus lived in big herds to stay safe.
- It was a fast runner and could get away quickly from scary meat eaters.
- The tube on its head may have made different sounds depending on how big the dinosaur was, like different sized trumpets!
