Genus · Hadrosauridae · Cretaceous
Lambeosaurus
Named by Parks 1923
Lambeosaurus lived 83.6–72.1 million years ago, during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous. The Paleobiology Database lists 19 fossil records for it from 1 country (Canada) — the 65th most of the 99 genera on this site.
Where it sits in time
Key facts from the records
- Most of what is known comes from one rock unit: 79% of its records are from the Dinosaur Park Formation.
- Every record is from Canada; Alberta alone has 19 of them.
- Struthiomimus appears in 11% of the collections that hold Lambeosaurus; Gorgosaurus in 11%.
- Its stage range spans about 11.5 million years (36th longest of 99); it is the 17th best-recorded of the 21 ornithopods here.
3 accepted species
| Species | Named by | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Lambeosaurus lambei | Parks 1923 | 11 |
| Lambeosaurus clavinitialis | Sternberg 1935 | 5 |
| Lambeosaurus magnicristatus | Sternberg 1935 | 2 |
Where it was found
19 records with coordinates.
Found alongside
Rock formations
States & provinces
| Region | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alberta | 19 | 100% |
Depositional settings
Rock settings recorded for its fossil sites, where known.
Other ornithopods of its time
Same group, overlapping stage range, not found in the same collections.
| Genus | Age | Country | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thescelosaurus | 83.6–66 Ma | United States, Canada | 55 |
| Zalmoxes | 83.6–66 Ma | Romania, Austria | 44 |
| Rhabdodon | 83.6–66 Ma | France, Spain | 37 |
| Gryposaurus | 199.5–72.1 Ma | Canada, United States | 31 |
| Kritosaurus | 83.6–72.1 Ma | United States, Canada | 25 |
| Parasaurolophus | 83.6–72.1 Ma | United States, Canada | 20 |
| Prosaurolophus | 83.6–72.1 Ma | Canada, United States | 15 |
Also from these formations
Data: PBDB taxon 38763 · method