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The Equijubus is a genus of basal hadrosaurid dinosaurs. However, they could also be non-hadrosauroid iguanodonts. The name is derived from the Latin terms 'equus', meaning 'horse', and 'juba', meaning 'mane'.
The name Equijubus is pronounced as 'ee-kwee-joo-bus'.
The dinosaur is the basal-most member of the Hadrosauroids, which helps paleontologists to study the Hadrosaur evolution in China.
The fossils of the Equijubus belong to the Albian age of the Early Cretaceous period.
The Equijubus went extinct during the Albian age of the Early Cretaceous, about 105.3 million years ago.
The Equijubus fossils were excavated from the Gonpoquan Basin of the Gansu province in northwest China. It can be assumed they lived in Asia.
The fossils of the Equijubus had fluvial and lacustrine sediments, which imply that they lived nearby rivers, streams, and lakes.
It is not clear how the dinosaurs lived.
The Equijubus evolved around 127 million years ago and became extinct nearly 105.3 million years ago.
Equijubus reproduced by laying eggs.
The Equijubus was exceptionally large and larger than the other euornithopod species. The palpebral bone of the dinosaur seems to be absent, implying that the upper rim of the eyes was missing in Equijubus.
The Equijubus specimen is known from the partial remains of its articulate skull and jaws. They had a partial vertebral column comprising 16 dorsal vertebrae, nine neck vertebrae, and six sacral or hip vertebrae.
The Equijubus communicated with different types of vocalizations.
The length of Equijubus is estimated to be around 23 ft (7 m). They are around three times larger than Leyesaurus.
The speed of an Equijubus is not determined.
The Equijubus dinosaurs weighed approximately 5500 lb (2500 kg).
The male and female species did not have separate names.
A baby Equijubus is called a nestling or a hatchling.
The Equijubus were herbivores and less aggressive than the predators and flesh eaters.
Equijubus is believed to be the earliest duck-billed dinosaur in the world, based on the dinosaur fossils of the Early Cretaceous age.
*We've been unable to source an image of Equijubus and have used an image of Parasaurolophus instead. If you can provide us with a royalty-free image of Domeykodactylus, we would be happy to credit you. Please contact us at [email protected]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equijubus
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/dino-directory/equijubus.html
https://dinosaurpictures.org/Equijubus-pictures
http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/e/equijubus.html
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