Edmontosaurus

Edmontosaurus was a large herbivorous dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period. Its name means "Edmonton lizard" after the location of its discovery (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada).

Edmontosaurus is part of the Hadrosauridae, or duckbill family of dinosaurs, who are known for their amazing teeth - or as paleontologists call it, their "dental battery." On each side of the jaw are three rows of sixty or more perfectly interlocking teeth - that's 720 per mouth, compared to thirty-two in an adult human! Not only did Edmontosaurus have a lot of teeth, but when one fell out, another from inside its jaw would take its place! Teeth like these are called "evergrowing".

Edmontosaurus ate plants and had to be on constant alert for predators such as Tyrannosaurus, ' and '. Edmontosaurus could not outrun any of the meat-eaters and had to rely on outmaneuvering them - like a crafty football player - and traveling in large herds, where there was safety in numbers.

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Creation
Edmontosaurus was created by InGen for Masrani Global Corporation's new dinosaur park Jurassic World. The Edmontosaurus clones oddly didn't have the fleshy comb on their heads like one of the original species, Edmontosaurus regalis, had. It could also be because the species are based on the species Edmontosaurus annectens, which is not known to have a comb. These clones had a tan body with dark brown stripes, a white tail covered in brown stripes, a lime green head with red crests above their eyes and yellow mouth end.

Edmontosaurus lived in the Gallimimus Valley.

It is unknown if there were any surviving populations after the Isla Nublar Incident of 2015.

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Story
A hadrosaur that Simon Tunney identified as Edmontosaurus was one of the many dinosaurs that are created on Isla Sorna by InGen for Jurassic Park that became while on the island after InGen abandoned it. The hadrosaur breifly encountered Simon and his group the night they arrived on Isla Sorna and was the first dinosaur the group saw. Afterward, the Edmontosaurus went back the direction it had came from. The group subsequently witnessed a smaller animal similar to the hadrosaur (possibiliy a juvenile) but Simon's group quicly left the area when this smaller hadrosaur was attacked by Velociraptors.
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The Lost World: Jurassic Park (arcade)
Edmontosaurus is seen shortly in Level 2 of The Lost World: Jurassic Park arcade game. It can either be seen with herds of Gallimimus or grazing on grass with Parasaurolophus or others of its kind.

Jurassic Park III: Park Builder
Edmontosaurus is one of the Herbivores that can be created in Jurassic Park III: Park Builder.

Jurassic Park: Explorer
Edmontosaurus is one of the dinosaurs that can be collected in Jurassic Park: Explorer.

Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis
see Edmontosaurus/Operation Genesis

Edmontosaurus is a 3-star large herbivore featured in Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis. They live around wetland/grasslands in large herds and serve as one of the main food sources for Tyrannosaurus rex. Like the other hadrosaurs, they have a unique vocalization, a low hooting sound.

Its DNA is found along with the Pachycephalosaurus and the Triceratops in the Hell Creek formation. When its DNA is completed to 100% the Edmontosaurus will live until 6 years.

Edmontosaurus can also live in harmony with any herbivore, especially with the other hadrosaurs.

Jurassic Park: Builder
see Edmontosaurus/Builder

Edmontosaurus is one of the available dinosaurs in the IOS application, Jurassic Park: Builder.


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Behind the scenes
A hadrosaur skull can be seen among the pile of bones in the Tyrannosaurus rex nest in. Jurassic Park Legacy members long concluded that it belonged to the genus Anatotitan, which is now classified as . It is unknown if Edmontosaurus was on Isla Sorna or was even recreated by InGen before Jurassic World in the Movie canon. In the, Edmontosaurus was to appear in the film living alongside a mixed herd of Parasaurolophus. This herd was to be viewed in an earlier version of the Gondola Lift.