Parksosaurus Fact Sheet

NAME	Meaning - Parksosaurus means “William Parks’ lizard” - William Arthur Parks (1868-1939) was a Canadian paleontologist. Pronounced - PARK-so-SAWR-us Named By - Charles M. Sternberg When Named - 1937
DIET	Herbivore (plant-eater)
SIZE	Length - 7 ft (2 m) long Height - ? Weight - 150 pounds (70 kg)
WHEN IT LIVED	Late Cretaceous period, about 68-65 million years ago
WHERE IT LIVED	Fossils have been found in Alberta, Canada, and Montana, USA, North America.
FOSSILS	Incomplete fossils of this ornithopod have been found.
CLASSIFICATION	Kingdom Animalia (animals) Phylum Chordata (having a hollow nerve chord ending in a brain) Class Archosauria (diapsids with socket-set teeth, etc.) Order Ornithischia - beaked, bird-hipped dinosaurs that were plant-eaters Suborder Ornithopoda Genus Parksosaurus Species P. warrenae (type species named by Charles M. Sternberg in 1937)
INTERESTING FACTS	Parksosaurus was a small, plant-eating dinosaur that walked on two legs. It had a long tail, strong arms, a long neck, and short toes. The head was small with wide jaws and unique teeth (the teeth had low, rounded ridges).