Parasaurolophus

Parasaurolophus is a hadrosaurid ("duck-billed") dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period. It has appeared in several Disney productions. This particular Parasaurolophus is showcased in the 2000 Disney animated feature film Dinosaur.
==Appearances==
===Fantasia===
Parasaurolophus were among the many dinosaurs to appear in the The Rite of Spring segment. Here, the species is shown to have a flap of skin connected from their crests to their necks. Two are first seen eating fresh plants. These two are both seen again a few moments later when the Tyrannosaurus rex appears. As it chases the dinosaurs, a few other Parasaurolophus can be seen running away. A few Parasaurolophus can be seen watching the T. rex and a Stegosaurus while they are fighting with a group of herbivorous dinosaurs. Near the end of the segment, as one of them eats a dried tree, they are among with the many dinosaurs that ended up going extinct from starvation and dehydration.
===Dinosaur===
A young Parasaurolophus is first seen at the very beginning of the movie peeking into the nests of Iguanodons. Then as it prances around, it sees a flying reptile. The young hadrosaur follows the odd creature into a thick jungle. It looks up to where the reptile was. Then saliva falls and hits a branch, which causes the Parasaurolophus to look up at what and where the flying lizard landed: the neck of a Carnotaurus. It then comes running out of the jungle, which catches the attention of most of the dinosaurs. As it runs, the Carnotaurus bursts out of the trees and starts to chase all of the dinosaurs, running past the young Parasaurolophus as it did.
Later, many Parasaurolophus (adults and young ones) are seen migrating in Kron's herd to the nesting grounds.
===The Good Dinosaur===
Three Parasaurolophus were seen only at the beginning of the movie. They, along with two Diplodocus, witness a meteor supposed to cause the extinction of dinosaurs pass by Earth as they continue grazing.
===Disney Parks===
A Parasaurolophus mother and her two young ones are seen at the Disney's Animal Kingdom ride DINOSAUR. It is identified as "".
The scene where the baby Parasaurolophus were hatching represented Dinosaur in the finale segment of Wonderful World of Animation.
Parasaurolophus appeared along the rivers of the Virtual Jungle Cruise in DisneyQuest.
==Trivia==
*Parasaurolophus is one of the rarer from the Late Cretaceous.
*The crest of Parasaurolophus was likely used as a resonating chamber for helping the animal create sound. Indeed, paleontologists made a 3D model of the crest using a real Parasaurolophus skull as reference and blew air through it. The resulting sounds were not unlike those of musical instruments like trombones.
*The crest of Parasaurolophus developed as the animal grew as evidenced by a fossil of a very young individual found in New Mexico. As a result, adults had deeper voices than the infants.
*Its name means "Beside ", which was another type of duck-billed dinosaur.
*Parasaurolophus even gained more popularity in popular culture, after the 1993 blockbuster film .
*Some fans say the Parasaurolophus from Disney's Dinosaur almost resemble the ones from the the 1998 film .
==Gallery==
===Fantasia===
Rite of Spring - 2 Parasaurolophus.jpg
Rite of Spring - 2 Parasaurolophus looking at the arrival of Tyrannosaurus.jpg|Two Parasaurolophus looking at the arrival of the Tyrannosaurus rex.
Rite of Spring - Herbivorous dinosaurs notice Tyrannosaurus.jpg|The group of herbivorous dinosaurs look at T. rex and notice that it's coming towards them.
Rite of Spring - Herbivorous dinosaurs about to run from Tyrannosaurus.jpg|Two Parasaurolophus, Corythosaurus, Triceratops, and a Plateosaurus are about to run away from the T. rex.
Rite of Spring - Dimetrodon and herbivorous dinosaurs running away from T-rex.jpg|A Parasaurolophus, Dimetrodon, , and others running away from the T. rex.
Rite of Spring - Herbivorous dinosaurs watch fight between Stego and T-rex.jpg|A Parasaurolophus is watching the T. rex and Stegosaurus fighting to the death, along with a Corythosaurus, Triceratops, and Brachiosaurus.
Rite of Spring - Herbivorous dinosaurs witness T-rex killing Stego.jpg|A Parasaurolophus along with a Triceratops, Corythosaurus, and three Plateosaurus watching the T. rex killing the Stegosaurus.
Rite of Spring - Tyrannosaurus has killed Stegosaurus.jpg|A Parasaurolophus along with a Triceratops, Diplodocus, Corythosaurus, and Dimetrodon looking at the Stegosaurus after it was killed by the T. rex.
Rite of Spring - 2 Parasaurolophus dying of dehydration.jpg|Two Parasaurolophus walking through the drought dying of starvation and dehydration right behind the T. rex.
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Rite of Spring - Tyrannosaurus dead from dehydration.jpg|A Parasaurolophus and Ceratosaurus in the background.
===Dinosaur===
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Dinosaur-disneyscreencaps.com-157.jpg|Parasaurolophus grazing and drinking with Iguanodon, Pachyrhinosaurus, and Brachiosaurus
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Dinosaur - Baby Parasaurolophus curious.jpg|A curious baby Parasaurolophus
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Dinosaur-disneyscreencaps com-622.jpg|Four adult Parasaurolophus grazing along with two Iguanodon, several Pachyrhinosaurus, and three Brachiosaurus
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Dinosaur - Aladar, Neera, and herd reach Nesting Grounds.jpg|An adult Parasaurolophus between a Styracosaurus on the left and both Neera and Aladar on the right
===Miscellaneous===
51R3SJG6ZHL.jpg|Parasaurolophus in Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour
Disney Dinosaur Parasaurolophus concept art.jpg|Concept art by Ricardo Delgado
Game Parasaurolophus.jpg|Parasaurolophus from Disney's Dinosaur game
DINOSAUR Parasaurolophus.jpg|Parasaurolophus in the DINOSAUR ride
Field Museum Parasaurolophus.jpg|A skeleton of Parasaurolophus at the , Chicago, Illinois
Toy Story 3 - Rex and Sunnyside dinos.png|Rex surrounded by various dinosaur species in Toy Story 3, one of them being a light green Parasaurolophus
The Good Dinosaur 02.png|Three Parasaurolophus along with two Diplodocus in The Good Dinosaur
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Disney Dinosaur herds gathering together concept.png|Herd of Parasaurolophus on the second left
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