What was Lambeosaurus?
Q: What was Lambeosaurus?
A: Lambeosaurus was a crested, duck-billed dinosaur.
Q: What was the size of its hollow bony crest?
A: Its large hollow, bony crest was as big as the rest of its skull.
Q: When did Lambeosaurus live?
A: Lambeosaurus lived during the later Cretaceous period, about 76 to 75 million years ago (mya).
Q: Where have fossils of Lambeosaurus been found?
A: Fossils of it have been found in Alberta (Canada), Montana (USA), and Baja California (Mexico), but only the two Canadian species have been described in detail.
Q: Who described Lambeosaurus?
A: Lambeosaurus was described by Dr. William A. Parks in 1923, 20 years after Lawrence Lambe (an early Canadian fossil hunter) had studied it.
Q: Where did the genus Lambeosaurus range over?
A: The genus Lambeosaurus ranged over much of North America, and into Mexico.
Q: What is the function of Lambeosaurus' bony crest?
A: The function of Lambeosaurus' bony crest has been much discussed but it remains unclear.
