Tribe
Valid Extinct

Corythosaurini

Glut 1997

Lambeosaurinae /ˌlæmbiəˈsɔːraɪniː/ is an extinct group of crested hadrosauroid dinosaurs.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
88
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Corythosaurini
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
Ornithischia Unranked clade
Neornithischia Unranked clade
Pyrodontia Unranked clade
Cerapoda Unranked clade
Ornithopoda Suborder
Iguanodontia Infraorder
Euiguanodontia Unranked clade
Dryomorpha Unranked clade
Ankylopollexia Unranked clade
Styracosterna Unranked clade
Hadrosauriformes Unranked clade
Hadrosauroidea Unranked clade
Hadrosauridae Family
Lambeosaurinae Subfamily
Corythosaurini Tribe
Fossil sites 88 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇦 Canada
67
🇺🇸 United States
18
🇲🇽 Mexico
3
Geological formations
Oldman
8
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
12
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
76
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
D. Glut. 1997. Dinosaurs: The Encyclopedia.
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