Parasaurolophus crest resonance, reconstructed call
A modelled low-frequency call derived from the crest's internal airways. A reconstruction, not a recording.
76.5 to 74 Ma · Dinosaur Park Formation, southern Alberta, Canada · CTF-PAL-000002
This is a reconstruction
T4 Reconstructed. A reconstruction built from cited inputs. Not a recording of the past. A reconstruction built from cited inputs. Not a recording of the past. It is not a recording of the past.
- Method
- Crest resonance modelling
- Built from
- Parasaurolophus walkeri holotype, ROM 768 T1 Recorded
- Confidence
- Moderate confidence in the resonant frequencies (within about 20 percent). No confidence in timbre, rhythm or loudness, which are unknowable from the fossil.
Synthesised low resonant tone representing the modelled crest frequencies. Placeholder audio.
About this record
The nasal passages of the crest were modelled as a resonating tube and its fundamental and first harmonics were synthesised. The result shows what frequencies the crest could have favoured. It cannot show what the animal actually sounded like, how loud it was or when it called.
Connections
Reconstruction of
- Parasaurolophus walkeri holotype, ROM 768T1 Recorded76.5 to 74 Ma · link T4
The call is modelled from the crest airways of this specimen and its relatives.
Diegert, C. F. and Williamson, T. E. (1998). A digital acoustic model of the lambeosaurine hadrosaur Parasaurolophus tubicen. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 18(3).