1.9" Lambeosaurus Fossil Bone Judith River FM Montana Cretaceous Dinosaur COA
Location: Judith River Formation, Eastern Montana (Private Land Origin)
Weight: 1.4 Ounces
Dimensions: 1.9 Inches Long, 1.8 Inches Wide, 0.9 Inches Thick
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Cretaceous Age 83.6 - 70.6 million years old.
Height: 7 ft.
Mass: 2,200 – 6,600 lbs
Eats: Maidenhair tree, Magnolia, Pine
Eaten by: Albertosaurus, Gorgosaurus, Daspletosaurus
Lambeosaurus was a dinosaur that lived approximately 83.6 - 70.6 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous Period. It was named Lambeosaurus to honor Lawrence Lambe, and its name literally means “Lambe’s lizard.”This dinosaur was approximately 40 to 50 feet long, 7 feet tall at the hips, and probably weighed in the neighborhood of 5 tons. This dinosaur had a duckbill, an impressive bony crest on top of its skull, and it was a bipedal herbivore that was probably capable of running at around 30 miles per hour. Speed would have been needed to survive because of the many carnivores of the time.
This was the first duck-billed dinosaur discovered in North America, with numerous specimens unearthed not only in Alberta, Canada, but also in Montana, USA, and Baja California, Mexico. Its diet likely included the plant species native to these regions during that era, with conifers, ginkgos, and magnolias probably serving as its primary food sources.
An interesting fact about Lambeosaurus was that its cranial crest was mainly hollow. This has prompted many paleontologists to come up with reasons why this dinosaur had a hollow crest. Some paleontologists have postulated that it housed the creature’s salt glands, some think that it enhanced this dinosaur’s sense of smell, and still others have postulated that it was used to trap air so the dinosaur could make sounds. Although none of these assertions has been proven, it does appear that the most widely accepted theory is that the crest was used to make sounds.
Experts suggest that these dinosaurs likely traveled in large herds, which offered them defense against predators and made it easier to safeguard the younger, smaller individuals within their group.
