1.9" Lambeosaurus Fossil Jaw Section Judith River FM MT Cretaceous Dinosaur COA
Location: Judith River Formation, Eastern Montana (Private Land Origin)
Weight: 1.6 Ounces
Dimensions: 1.9 Inches Long, 1.2 Inches Wide, 1.1 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.
As the first duck-billed dinosaur discovered in North America, Lambeosaurus specimens have been unearthed not only near Alberta, Canada, but also in Montana, USA, and Baja California, Mexico. This dinosaur likely fed on the diverse plant life that thrived in these regions during the Cretaceous period, with conifers, ginkgos, and magnolias forming the core of its diet.
One fascinating feature of Lambeosaurus is its mostly hollow cranial crest. This unique trait has led paleontologists to suggest various functions for the crest. Some believe it housed salt glands, others think it improved the dinosaur’s sense of smell, and many propose it was used to trap air for producing sounds. While none of these ideas has been definitively proven, the prevailing theory is that the crest played a key role in sound production.
It is also believed that these dinosaurs may have congregated in great herds. This would have given them some protection against predators and would have allowed them to protect the smaller members of their group more easily.
