Duck-billed dinosaur

June 18, 2023

Recently, scientists from Chile have discovered a new species of duck-billed dinosaur in the far south of Chile.

About Duck-billed dinosaur:

  • It is a species of herbivorous dinosaur previously unknown in the southern hemisphere.
  • These were slender-looking dinosaurs, which could easily adopt a bipedal and quadrupedal posture to reach the vegetation at height and ground level.
  • This type of duck-billed dinosaur was common in North America, Asia and Europe during the Cretaceous period.

Key Facts about Cretaceous Period

  • The Cretaceous Period, in geologic time, is the last of the three periods of the Mesozoic Era.
  • The Cretaceous began 145.0 million years ago and ended 66 million years ago.
  • It followed the Jurassic Period and was succeeded by the Paleogene Period.