Late Cretaceous Herbivores Flashcards
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Q: What group became the most successful herbivorous dinosaurs in Laurasia during the Late Cretaceous?
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A: Hadrosaurs, with advanced dental batteries for efficient plant processing and species-specific crests for communication.
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Q: What recent discovery changed our understanding of “crestless” hadrosaurines?
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A: A fossilized Edmontosaurus mummy revealed a fleshy crest similar to a rooster’s comb.
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Q: What are Marginocephalians, and what groups do they include?
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A: Herbivorous dinosaurs with a bony skull fringe, including pachycephalosaurs and ceratopsians.
