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To be fair, Hell Creek seems to have supported at least two species of ceratopsid; a second hadrosaur wouldn't be impossible.
What's the second one? Hell Creek only ever seems to have had one ceratopsid at any given time, and even if we assume Torosaurus is wholly distinct from the Triceratops-types at the bottom of Hell Creek, we're only ever left with T. prorsus from there on out.
I was thinking Torosaurus and Triceratops horridus; not terminal but still Hell Creek. Tatankaceratops could also be relevant.
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Torosaurus probably gave rise to Triceratops horridus, and then Tr. horridus going directly to Tr. porosus.

Hell Creek was very streamlined in terms of its ecology, not really having much overlap in it's megafauna. Tatankaceratops seems to be an odd one because it might be just a weird Triceratops, but the jury is still out on that.
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Hell Creek has a severe lacking of interesting large animals in it
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Umm... you know, aside from Triceratops, Ankylosaurus, and Tyrannosaurus, three of the most famous and popular dinosaurs ever known, and Dakotaraptor and Edmontosaurus. Just no lambeosaurines we know of, which seems to be the only organisms you count as interesting.
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Umm... you know, aside from Triceratops, Ankylosaurus, and Tyrannosaurus, three of the most famous and popular dinosaurs ever known, and Dakotaraptor and Edmontosaurus. Just no lambeosaurines we know of, which seems to be the only organisms you count as interesting.
Edmontosaurus is stupid :angry:

and also Hell Creek does not have any Centrosaurines or Therizinosaurs either
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What makes you think Edmontosaurus is stupid? It's a massive hadrosaur that loved alongside Tyrannosaurus.

And yeah, it lacked Cemtrosaurines and Therizinosaurs. All families of dinosaurs can't live everywhere. I fail to see whatever point your statement is trying to make.
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What makes you think Edmontosaurus is stupid? It's a massive hadrosaur that loved alongside Tyrannosaurus.

And yeah, it lacked Cemtrosaurines and Therizinosaurs. All families of dinosaurs can't live everywhere. I fail to see whatever point your statement is trying to make.
Edmontosaurus lacked a impressive crest like Parasaurolophus had so it is a absolute disgrace to Hadrosaurs

Hell Creek has barely any interesting dinosaurs in it compared to Dinosaur Park
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So crests determine the worth of a dinosaur? Nothing else?

And you do realize interesting is a personal opinion. Somebody may find Edmontosaurus incredibly interesting while Parasaurolophus is rather boring, or vice versa as yourself.
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Edmontosaurus does not have ANY interesting features at all it is just a big stupid scaly cow
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Edmontosaurus does not have ANY interesting features at all it is just a big stupid scaly cow
Well, if you don't have something interesting to say, this conversation is over.
If you like Dinosaur park, okay, good for you, there is no problem if you didn't find interesting hell creek because it lack certains dinosaurs you like.

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Edmontosaurus was bigger than any lambeosaur we've ever found, I think that counts for something. We know a ton about its ontogeny and have a lot of soft tissue materials. One of the cooler hadrosaurs if you ask me.
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so what do you do with Muttaburrasaurus, with its inflating noisy nasals but no bony crest?
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Edmontosaurus was bigger than any lambeosaur we've ever found
Being bigger is not as amazing as having a beautiful crest like Parasaurolophus or Lambeosaurus do
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