Lambeosaurinae
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]
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| Skeleton of Parasaurolophus walkeri, Museum of Evolution Warsaw | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Ornithischia |
| Family: | Hadrosauridae |
| Clade: | Euhadrosauria |
| Subfamily: | Lambeosaurinae Parks, 1923 |
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| †Lambeosaurus lambei Parks, 1923
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Lambeosaurinae Media
Diagram showing crest anatomy in lambeosaurines
References
- ↑ Holtz, Thomas R. Jr. (2012) Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages, Winter 2011 Appendix.
- ↑ "Introduction to the Hadrosaurs: The "duck-billed" dinosaurs". University of Berkeley. Retrieved July 24, 2021.