Eolambia

Eolambia

Pronunciation:
ee-oh-lam-bee-ah
Name meaning:
'dawn lambeosaurine'
Eolambia
Type of dinosaur:
large ornithopod
Diet:
herbivorous herbivorous food icon
When it lived:
Late Cretaceous, 99-94 million years ago
Found in:
USA

Eolambia is known from the skulls and postcrania of several individuals, both juveniles and adults.

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Ornithischia, Neornithischia, Cerapoda, Ornithopoda, Euornithopoda, Iguanadontia, Euiguanadontia, Dryomorpha, Ankylopollexia, Iguanodontoidea
Named by:
Kirkland (1998)
Type species:
caroljonesa

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