Lambeosaurus (Lam-bee-oh-sore-uss)

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Lambeosaurus was a large Hadrosaur. They lived in the late Cretaceous period in North America.

Lambeosaurus was an herbivore. They had a large crest on their head that looked like an axe. Some scientist believe that the crest was used to make sounds so they could communicate with each other.

Check out how big the Lambeosaurus was:



Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambeosaurus
http://www.kidsdinos.com/dinosaurs-for-children.php?dinosaur=Lambeosaurus
http://www.atomicthinktank.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=20940&start=3585
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lambeosaurus_magnicristatus_DB.jpg

Parasaurolophus or Charonosaurus?

I see this dinosaur a lot. In dinosaur books, stickers, magnets, etc, but I never see the name of this dinosaur!

I did some research and there are two very similar dinosaurs that this could be.

Parasaurolophus lived in the woods of North America during the late Cretaceous period.

Charonosaurus's lived in the woods of Asia also during the late Cretaceous period.

Charonosaurus was slightly bigger, but other than that, they were similar.

Both were hadrosaurs, quadrupedal herbivores that lived in packs, like deer, cows, etc.

Info from: http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/typesofdinosaurs/a/hadrosaurs.htm
http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/herbivorousdinosaurs/p/parasaurolophus.htm
and
http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/herbivorousdinosaurs/p/charonosaurus.htm