Edmontosaurus - Not a Helpless, Hapless Hadrosaur!

[@MommaMiyamoto]

I love the, "RESPECT to Edmontosaurus".

[@Everythingdinosaurdotcom]

Thank you for your kind words.

[@AspieDino98]

Hadrosaurs; the Zebras of the Cretaceous. Why? Because while zebras may appear defenceless, they can be pretty aggressive if they want to and can put up a good fight against predators if necessary. Hadrosaurs were probably the same in that regard. Also, the same way a zebra's stipes breaks up its silhouette when moving in a herd, Hadrosaurs might have had some kind of pattern for that reason.

[@Everythingdinosaurdotcom]

We have done some work on the muscle composition of hadrosaurs, specifically Edmontosaurus, these animals were not just passive meals waiting for a tyrannosaur to have lunch, they were as you correctly surmise very powerful animals.

[@thepaleoguyyy4494]

They probably defended themselves in a similar way: by kicking.

[@blobfishiant8487]

I always thought of edmontosaurus as sort of like a moose

[@tyrannotherium7873]

We don’t know if it had stripes or not

[@lewisdogdson416]

Zebras are some of the leading causes of zookeeper injuries.

[@spinoguy3555]

I think I would put the Terra by Battat Tyrannosaurus next to the Safari Ltd 2019 Edmontosaurus because the contrasting colors and the more similar size really appeals to me more.

[@Everythingdinosaurdotcom]

The Battat T. rex is a great figure. Good call.

[@Average_Drone]

I adore the hadrosaur genus! I was the only kid on the playground talking about them as a young child. I’m so tired of seeing hadrosaurs just perish instantly in dinosaur media. I love videos giving them the attention and respect they deserve. Videos like these help change the publics view of hadrosaurs as helpless meals, and I adore it.

[@Everythingdinosaurdotcom]

Thank you for your comment and kind words.

[@Average_Drone]

@@Everythingdinosaurdotcom ofc! I would love to see a video/model of the muttaburrasaurus if possible in the future?

[@Everythingdinosaurdotcom]

Thank you for your comment, Muttaburrasaurus is an amazing dinosaur known from Australia, there is actually a model of it in existence, CollectA made a very acceptable replica a few years ago, it is quite difficult to find but it is available here: bit.ly/3bhplUn thank you for your suggestion.

[@Average_Drone]

@@Everythingdinosaurdotcom thanks for the link! Will certainly be adding it to my wish list

[@joeelliottproductions2043]

Respect Edmontosaurus

[@dorkydodo2325]

I dont know why but your videos are very relaxing to watch

[@Everythingdinosaurdotcom]

That's very kind of you to say so.

[@katzske]

I love this video! I've also read through your replies in one of the longer discussion chains in the comment section, and it was very informative. I'm very disappointed that the general media presents hadrosaurs as an easy meal.

[@Everythingdinosaurdotcom]

Thank you for your kind words, we understand your frustration with regards to the way that the general media portrays hadrosaurids as an easy lunch for theropod dinosaurs. We hope our video has helped to redress the balance in a small way. We appreciate your kind words and input.

[@NiinaVesuvius]

Roaring T. rex from Collecta is my personal favorite.

[@Everythingdinosaurdotcom]

Thanks for your input.

[@alrbacha]

I think Collecta could launch a new Corythosaurus standard scale and a Lambeosaurus 1/40 scale, for 2021.

[@Everythingdinosaurdotcom]

We will be announcing CollectA's plans for 2021 in a few weeks, in the meantime, we are expecting all the remaining new for 2020 models to be in stock in a few day's time.

[@dinahnicest6525]

In the 1960's I had a Trachodon model I got at the Buffalo Museum of Science. Except for the tripod tail, I remember it being a pretty good detailed model.

[@Everythingdinosaurdotcom]

Oh a Trachodon, that's a name we have not heard for a long time, thanks for sharing the memory.

[@dinahnicest6525]

@@Everythingdinosaurdotcom I outgrew dinosaurs, then came back to them as an adult. I wondered what ever happened to my old pal, the trachodon, and it took me years to find out.

[@drewmalesky9869]

I'm trying to figure out how edmontosaurus moved. (walk/run) Its front limbs are so much smaller than it's back limbs. But its front limbs still have flatish feet. I imagined it walked quadrupedally but could go more bipedal when it needed to run/look/feed/mate Is there an analogue in today's world? Anteaters and pengolins have similar limb proportions but very different front limb functionality.(claws) Any thoughts?

[@Everythingdinosaurdotcom]

Suggest you drop an email to the Royal Veterinary College and enquire whether someone from Professor John Hutchinson's team could provide advice. Contact the College, try Jasmin in the Press Office here: [e-mail]

[@drewmalesky9869]

@@Everythingdinosaurdotcom thank you so much will do.

[@Everythingdinosaurdotcom]

@@drewmalesky9869 You are most welcome, hope this helps.

[@kevinnorwood8782]

T-Rex: Compared to everything else I hunt, Edmontosaurus IS the easiest prey that I hunt. However, just LIKE everything else I hunt, they are ANYTHING but a pushover.

[@nanuqo2006]

sigh

[@CiCikus69]

Edmonto>trex

[@tyrannotherium7873]

I do think that it’s against a Tyrannosaurus rex would be. It would hit a t Rex right in the face or legs. So it would get the hell out of here and run as fast as it can, or it would stand up on two legs. If it was corner to make itself look bigger since some animals do make themselves look bigger but yes, of course that I do think that t. Rex would hunt young or sick individual animals. I don’t think that it would bite a t Rex since tea. Rex has a lot of muscle. So we probably wouldn’t feel a thing in my opinion

[@Everythingdinosaurdotcom]

Thank you for your comment.

[@alexramey2062]

I don't know if there's any current evidence that supports this, but based on the recent evidence that edmontosaurus may have had front hooves it makes me wonder if the animal could have used those for self defense, rearing up on its hind legs to give a Trex a good right hook lol. Much like how horses can give powerful kicks using their back hooves. If anyone here knows if there's good evidence supporting this I'd love to hear it!

[@Everythingdinosaurdotcom]

There is no evidence of Edmontosaurus using its front hooves for self-defence, however using a modern day analogy makes sense. Artiodactyl mammals show evidence of foot and toe modification which is linked evolutionary pressures to become fast/efficient runners. This may explain the evolutionary driver for the edmontosaurus manus, however these "hooves" could have had a secondary function in intraspecific combat or defence. Thank you for your input.

[@luvgun2687]

still looking for new edmontosaurus model

[@Everythingdinosaurdotcom]

The Edmontosaurus can be found here: bit.ly/3cnwnmo remember we ship worldwide.

[@hyena_fan]

#respectduckbills

[@SCR_ProductionsYT]

Wilson Rex

[@johnpass2348]

Edmontosaurus how they defend itself from a trex?

[@Everythingdinosaurdotcom]

Research into these hadrosaurs reveals that they were very powerful animals in their own right. A fully-grown, adult Edmontosaurus would have represented a formidable opponent. We have been looking at some tyrannoaur fossils recently and they reveal plenty of pathology including injuries that could have been sustained in an attack on prey. We suspect that like most predators today, T. rex attacked juveniles or the lame or the sick.

[@johnpass2348]

@@Everythingdinosaurdotcom but what you mean, how can they defending themselves is it thier tails, headbut, shoving, tackling/ramming, front legs to kick or is punch or back legs or biting??

[@Everythingdinosaurdotcom]

@@johnpass2348 Probably a combination of all them, the fossil record has not preserved any evidence of interspecific combat between and Edmontosaurus and a tyrannosaur although their is plenty of pathology preserved in the bones. The consensus from palaeontologists is that these hadrosaurs were no pushovers.

[@johnpass2348]

@@Everythingdinosaurdotcom How can the defend themselves? Exactly A fully gorwn trex with strongest jaws on land vs fully gorwn Edmontosaurus im just curious? What can Edmontosaurus do fight to surrive or kill a trex?

[@johnpass2348]

Edmontosaur and Ingunadon and largest hardosaur starts with S for trex as example can kill them all one bite on neck. strange Triceratops could surrive but these guys