UW15561 - Edmontosaurus copei, Skeleton

Description

* Period/Epoch: Cretaceous / Late Cretaceous * Rock Formation: Lance Fm. * State, County: Unknown Taxonomy: Dinosauria>Ornithischia>Hadrosauridae>Edmontosaurus copei Edmontosaurus copei is a species of ornithischian dinosaur from the late Cretaceous of North America. Part of the hadrosaurid group, Edmontosaurus copei has a broad “duckbill” beak as well as a crushing dental battery in its cheeks. Edmontosaurus copei was a large herbivore at 40-50 feet long and 12 feet tall. Edmontosaurus specimens have been found with preserved skin impressions, giving insight into what these animals looked like while they were alive. This specimen shows a vertebra with a long spine. Scanned with the David SLS-2