Canadian dinosaurs · Drawing 13 of 32
Lambeosaurus
Alberta · Late Cretaceous
Lambeosaurus was a duck-billed plant-eater. Its unusual crest helps us recognize it among its relatives.
Did you know?
Its name honours palaeontologist Lawrence Lambe.
Look together
Does its crest look like Corythosaurus’s?
An idea to try
Draw the two crests side by side and compare them.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Lambeosaurus lambei is a Canadian hadrosaur described in 1923. Its name commemorates Lawrence Lambe. Crest shapes help distinguish these animals, but also change during growth. This illustration reconstructs an adult.
Look together: Does its crest look like Corythosaurus’s? Draw the two crests side by side and compare them.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Simplified reconstruction informed by fossils and scientific comparisons. The pose, colours and setting are not directly known. Animals are not drawn to the same scale.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. Source titles appear in their original language; some linked pages are in French.
- Natural History Museum: LambeosaurusSee the scene’s factual text and editorial source notes.
Source review: 2026-10-02. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
