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Parasaurolophus

"This playful North American dinosaur uses its hollow crest to communicate with other members of its herd. Like other members of the Hadrosaur family, it lacks defensive abilities and will seek safety in the superior numbers of its herd."

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Parasaurolophus is a large herbivorous Hadrosaurid dinosaur present in the Large Herbivores class of the game. It's one of the 10 movie species present in the game, and one of the 2 Hadrosaurs seen from the movies, alongside Corythosaurus.

Species: 

  • Parasaurolophus sp.

Name Meaning:​

  • "Near Crested Lizard"

Family:​

  • Hadrosauridae

Era:​

  • Late Cretaceous

Found in:

  • Hell Creek Formation  Site A

Cloning Cost:

  • 3,240$

Height:

  • Aprox. 3.6 Meters Tall

Length:

  • Aprox. 11 Meters Long

Health:​

  • 500

Rarity:

  • Uncommon

Security Levels:

  • Low

Life Span:

  • 5 Years

Herd Size:

  • 1-12 Individuals

Socializes with:

  • Edmontosaurus

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Concept Art 

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Size Scale

Pleasing Tourists

"While mainstream tourists might be happy that there's a giant dinosaur running around the pen, they won't recognize the name Parasaurolophus in a million years. Fun lovers will be happy, though, with these herbivores, especially if they're playing with Edmontosaurus. You can also team them with other big herbivores like the Ouranosaurus, Stegosaurus, and Torosaurus. Dino nerds will prefer the Ankylosaurus, Corythosaurus, and Triceratops, since they're all late Cretaceous inhabitants. Thrill seekers will get a kick out of Parasaurolophus running for its life among carnivores like the Ceratosaurus, Acrocanthosaurus, and Spinosaurus."

~Prima's Official Strategy Guide

Gallery

Sexual Dimorphism

Parasaurolophus, despite not having intentional sexual dimorphism, did in fact have a very drastic change in appearance throughout development. The final version of the game, showing the The Lost World: Jurassic Park coloration of Para, with tan, dark brown and red, is represented to be the Male of the species. Putting two and two together, there's a possibility the early, caramel, white, orange and dark brown variant was intended to be the Female. Although none of that is confirmed or mentioned anywhere, it's an interesting possibility.

Audio Files

Parasaur Call 01
Parasaur Call 02
Jane Powers' Announcement

"Ladies and gentlemen, we're pleased to announce the debut of our newest attraction: Parasaurolophus. Please enjoy the playful antics of this gentle herbivore!"

~Jane Powers

Trivia

  • Parasaurolophus has a small gap error on its back on its 3D model.

  • Despite, theoretically being attached to Jurassic Park III, JPOG's Parasaurolophus uses the better known coloration seen in The Lost World: Jurassic Park from Males.

  • Parasaurolophus is one of the few dinosaurs in which we know they're intended to be Males, alongside Tyrannosaurus and Brachiosaurus.

  • Parasaurolophus is perhaps the movie dinosaur with least Audio Files.

  • The Greenish variants of colors from Jurassic Park III never appeared throughout JPOG's development.

  • Parasaurolophus is one of the few movie dinosaurs that doesn't play any movie calls, alongside Corythosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Triceratops, etc.

  • Parasaurolophus' name meaning in-game is outdated as "Similar to Saurolophus" rather than "Near Crested Lizard", the same thing happens to other species in the game.

  • Parasaurolophus is one of the 8 dinosaurs present in the Dinopedia's Size Chart.

  • Parasaurolophus has cut audios in the Jurassic Park Institute Site.

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