Lambeosaurinae

subfamily of reptiles (fossil)

Lambeosaurinae is a sub-family of dinosaurs. They are hadrosaurs, or duck-billed dinosaurs. Dinosaurs in Lambeosaurinae had crests on their heads. The crests had hollow tubes in them. Scientists are not sure what the crest was for. They might have been tubes that let the dinosaur breathe while it was underwater, like a snorkel. They might have helped the dinosaur make sounds.[2]

Lambeosaurinae
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,[1] 85.8–66 Ma
Skeleton of Parasaurolophus walkeri, Museum of Evolution Warsaw
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Order: Ornithischia
Suborder: Ornithopoda
Family: Hadrosauridae
Clade: Euhadrosauria
Subfamily: Lambeosaurinae
Parks, 1923
Type species
Lambeosaurus lambei
Parks, 1923
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References

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  1. Holtz, Thomas R. Jr. (2012) Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages, Winter 2011 Appendix.
  2. "Introduction to the Hadrosaurs: The "duck-billed" dinosaurs". University of Berkeley. Retrieved July 24, 2021.