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| NAME: | Meaning - Lambeosaurus means "Lambe's lizard," named to honor the Canadian paleontologist Lawrence Lambe Pronounced - LAM-be-o-SAWR-us Named By - William Arthur Parks When Named - 1923 |
| DIET: | Herbivore (plant-eater), perhaps eating pine needles, conifers, ginkgos, seeds, cycads, twigs, and magnolia leaves. |
| SIZE: | Length - 30-50 feet (9-15 m) long Height - 7 feet (2.1 m) tall at the hips Weight - about 5.6 tons |
| WHEN IT LIVED: | Late Cretaceous period, about 80 to 65 million years ago |
| WHERE IT LIVED: | Fossils have been found in western North America, including Montana (USA), Baja California (Mexico), and Alberta (Canada). |
| FOSSILS: | Many fossils have been found in western North America. Lambeosaurus was the first duck-billed dinosaur found in North America. Fossilized skin and hand-prints have been found. |
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Lambeosaurus was a crested, duck-billed dinosaur. Its forward-leaning, hollow, bony crest was as big or bigger than the rest of its skull and may have been used to produce sounds, enhance its sense of smell, and/or add to its courtship display. Lambeosaurus' nostrils went up through the crest. Its snout was narrow and ended in a beak that was wide and blunt. Lambeosaurus walked and ran on two legs, and was a relatively fast dinosaur. It probably went on all fours to forage for plants. |
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