Probactrosaurus

Probactrosaurus; Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 130–125 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sauropsida
Superorder:	Dinosauria
Order:	Ornithischia
Suborder:	Cerapoda
Infraorder:	Ornithopoda
Superfamily:	Hadrosauroidea
Genus:	Probactrosaurus
Binomial name
	Probactrosaurus gobiensis; Rozhdestvensky, 1966

Probactrosaurus (meaning "before Bactrosaurus") was an early hadrosauroid iguanodont. It lived in China during the Early Cretaceous period. The type species is Probactrosaurus gobiensis, described by A. K. Rozhdestvensky in 1966.

Probactrosaurus was a herbivorous dinosaur, about 6 metres (20 ft) in length. It had a narrow snout, an elongated lower jaw and double rows of flattened cheek teeth. It was a possible ancestor of the duck-billed dinosaurs, with which is shared some common features.^[1]

References

^ Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 145. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.

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[EoDP-1] Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 145. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.

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