Stephanosaurus
stef-an-oh-SORE-us /ˌstɛfənəˈsɔːrəs/
Synonym of Lambeosaurus
crowned lizard
- stephanos · Greek · crown, wreath
- sauros · Greek · lizard
Stephanosaurus combines the Greek words "stephanos" (crown or wreath) and "sauros" (lizard), so it means "crowned lizard". It was coined for a crested duck-billed dinosaur from Alberta, Canada. The name is now treated as a junior synonym of Lambeosaurus.
- Named by
- Lambe
- Year named
- 1914
- Period
- Late Cretaceous
- Stage
- Campanian
- Found in
- Alberta, Canada (Belly River Group / Dinosaur Park Formation area)
Stephanosaurus is a junior synonym of the lambeosaurine hadrosaur Lambeosaurus. Some details, such as the exact formation and the reasoning behind the name, are given from memory and should be checked.