Gryposaurus notabilis

† Gryposaurus notabilis — the type species of Gryposaurus, a Late Cretaceous hadrosaurid from Alberta's Horseshoe Canyon Formation. Large herbivore (~8 m long, ~2,500 kg). 'Notable hook-nose' is known from multiple skulls. One of the most common hadrosaurs of Campanian North America.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Gryposaurus notabilis was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Gryposaurus notabilis lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100.5 to 66.0 million years ago.

The final age of dinosaurs, featuring iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor. Dinosaurs reached their peak diversity before the catastrophic asteroid impact at the Chicxulub crater ended the Mesozoic Era.