| Ugrunaaluk | |
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| A restoration of Ugrunaaluk kuukpikensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| clade: | Dinosauria |
| Order: | †Ornithischia |
| Suborder: | †Ornithopoda |
| Family: | †Hadrosauridae |
| Subfamily: | †Saurolophinae |
| Tribe: | †Edmontosaurini |
| Genus: | †Ugrunaaluk Mori et al., 2015 |
| Species: | †U. kuukpikensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ugrunaaluk kuukpikensis Mori et al., 2015 | |
Ugrunaaluk kuukpikensis is a dubious genus of hadrosaurid found in the Arctic of Alaska. Its name is derived from Inupiat, meaning 'ancient grazer'. It lived during the the Late Cretaceous period. It is well known for living the furthest north of any known dinosaur.
In the Media
- Ungrunaaluk makes an appearance in the Dino Dan series, Dino Dana.
- It appears as an alternative species skin for the Edmontosaurus in Prehistoric Kingdom.
- It appears in the documentary march of the dinosaurs as a baby named scar but is referred to as a edmontosaurus
Gallery
Ugrunaaluk/Gallery
References
http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/science-ugrunaaluk-kuukpikensis-duck-billed-dinosaur-03259.html