Hypacrosaurus

Translingual

Skeletal mount of Hypacrosaurus altispinus, at the Royal Tyrrell Museum, Alberta

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-, “less, under”) + ἄκρος (ákros, “high”) + -saurus, it having been slightly smaller than Tyrannosaurus.

Proper noun

†Hypacrosaurus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hadrosauridae – duckbill dinosaurs from the late Cretaceous similar in appearance to Corythosaurus.

Synonyms

• (genus): Cheneosaurus

Hyponyms

• (genus):
  • †Hypacrosaurus altispinus (type species)
  • †Hypacrosaurus stebingeri (other species)

References

• Hypacrosaurus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hypacrosaurus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Hypacrosaurus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons