Types of Dinosaurs

Names of Dinosaurs & Dinosaur Information
Dinosaur Name:

Hypacrosaurus

- Other Names: Cheneosaurus
- Pronunciation: hye-PACK-ruh-SAWR-us
- Translation: Very High Lizard
- Order: Ornithischia
- Suborder: Ornithopoda
- Infraorder: Iguanodontia
- Family: Hadrosauridae
- Height: 12 feet (3.7 meters)
- Length: 30 feet (9.1 meters)
- Period: Late Cretaceous
- Description: Herbivore, Bipedal, semi Quadrupedal
- Notes: A high ridge on its back might have served as a radiator,helping Hypacrosaurus to regulate its internal temperature. Thisdinosaur lived in western United States and Canada. Eggs and babies of this animal have also been found.