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| Born | Lawrence Morris Lambe (1863-08-27)August 27, 1863 Montreal, Canada East |
| Died | March 12, 1919(1919-03-12) (aged 55) Ottawa, Canada |
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| Fields | Geology,palaeontology,ecology |
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Lawrence Morris Lambe (August 27, 1863 – March 12, 1919)[1] was aCanadiangeologist,palaeontologist, andecologist from theGeological Survey of Canada (GSC).[2]His published work, describing the diverse and plentifuldinosaur discoveries from the fossil beds inAlberta, did much to bring dinosaurs into the public eye and helped usher in theGolden Age of Dinosaurs in the province. During this period, between the 1880s and World War I, dinosaur hunters from all over the world converged on Alberta.Lambeosaurus, a well-knownhadrosaur, was named after him as a tribute, in 1923.[3] In addition to paleontology, Lambe discovered a number of invertebrate species ranging from Canada to the Pacific Northwest. Lambe's contemporary discoveries were published in works such asSponges From the Atlantic Coast of Canada andCatalogue of the recent marine sponges of Canada and Alaska.
Lambe was born inMontreal on August 27, 1863.[4] Lambe studied at theRoyal Military College of Canada inKingston, Ontario from 1880–1883.[5]
Lambe published a number of biological works, starting in the 1880s and culminating in 1919. His most notable published works from his biological and zoological studies include his numerousBibliography of Canadian Zoology editions, along withSponges from the western coast of North America, andA new recent marine sponge (Esperella bella-bellensis) from the Pacific Coast of Canada. Lambe's work in westernCanada began in 1897. He discovered a number of new dinosaur genera and species over the next few years, and spent much of his time preparing the fossil galleries of the GSC's museum.[6] In 1902, he described Canada's first dinosaur finds, various species ofMonoclonius. He describedCentrosaurus in 1904.Euoplocephalus was named by him, in 1910. In 1913, he namedStyracosaurus. He was responsible for namingChasmosaurus andGorgosaurus, in 1914 andEoceratops in 1915. In 1917, he created the genusEdmontosaurus. In 1919 camePanoplosaurus. He also discovered and named thehadrosauridGryposaurus.[7]
Inevitably, it was not only dinosaurs that Lambe discovered. The crocodilianLeidysuchus canadensis was described in 1907. This is the most commonly found crocodilian species found in theLate Cretaceous deposits ofAlberta. He also studiedfishes from theTriassic ofAlberta[8] and theDevonian ofNew Brunswick, and alsoPaleozoiccorals. He also collectedTertiaryinsects and plants inBritish Columbia. However, it is for his work on vertebrates from western Canada, especially dinosaurs, that he is most famous.
He died at his home inOttawa on March 12, 1919.[4]
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