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Nm (716) 4U - 0X)0 - PKona (716) 2aa-99W-Fai Tort- 1*60« USA ^ C-r^"OOC CA.Hl, L2 U\ CANADA DEPARTMENT OF MINES SB Jahh Iauobud, Minutik; Cbarum Caii»bu., Dwvtt Mnnma. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WnxiAM Mclmnn, DnuBcioB. MEMOIR 120 / No. 108, OlOUMIOAL 8s«I18 The Hadrosaur Edmontosaurus from the Upper Cretaceous of Alberta Lawrence M. Lambe OTTAWA THOMAS UULVBT PaiNTBB TO TBS KINO'S MOST BXCBLX.BNT MAJC8TT MM MObMM I CANADA DEPARTMENT OF .MINES 8i« Jamm Louoh«d. Mim^tm; Chahlm (AM-.r.tL. I),:,- ,> M,.s,.stkh. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WiLLMU McInneh, Director. I MEMOIR 120 I No. 102, CieoLooicAL Skhies The Hadrosaur Edmontosaurus from the Upper Cretaceous of Alberta Lawrence M. Lambe OTTAWA THOMAS MULVEY PRINTER TO THE KINGS MOST' EXCELLENT MAJESTT 1120 No. IS14 / CONTENTS. Iiiiriiiliii'liiiii Mittrriiil iiri »|ii<'li I JliiiiinliiMaiirii-i i« IiiihvI (> Skull . . Maii.lil.l.' • •liter o|HMim;~ ,,t ilir -kill! I Irani Vrrlilini' Itil.s . I'ori' liiiili Tlif (t'-nin Kiliiiiiiiii.-.iiini- <'lax'«lli(Miiim of till llailrii-aiiri.la> Divi-ioii iiitii iliiif Milil'aiiiili, , ('iiiii|>ari-iin with nl iii. | iDrin- I.ii>t iif j>riiici|i.il Hurler nii-.l Iiiik'X. Illustrations. Hgiirr I. Itiiik- i,f iIk' Kiliiiiiiitori li.riiiaiiuii. lii.l I).,r hm \ll.crli .;■ ^"'■„ "' .''»• 'I'>''"V"V I" "'••'•'' "1 ll"' ><<|li( I nf the ~alllr •V ('raiiniiii of j-ir: ivpr ,,r /•;«/»,„„/„„;,„■„, ,,,,„l,s; luC rmr vi.« ll. I ii!-li riiir view III ijic "aiiir 7. Aiilrrinr viiw of ilir same .....'. S. Su|irrliir virw of the >aliir . !t. KiKlit l.rrfri.nlalof paralviirof /,',/,„„„,„.„ „ „.:; vi,.w,.,| Iron. I„.|,.a ,.I,|„m„.. Iv Iroiii thr riar ' 10. liiKlil lacJiryiMal of paralyp.' ol /•;./»»,-■ ..,„„„.v; ..M.rii.al iiitirr.il an.! lM»trni>r a.-pcii.< ■■.mi 11. Hiulit iiaj.al of paralypc of i-:,h,„,„l„.'.i.„ „s: im-riial a-i- ' ..Mi.iu. Iv troiu tirlow ' ' ■ 12. I,..ft Miaxillary of jiaralyiii. of E.iw„„ln.„ „,,.,: ,M,.n:al mimI ml. rn .1 IlSjM'CtS l:i. l..fl iiiaxillaiy, iialatiii.., pt.ryuoi.L aii.l iclnpi.rvtfoi.l ,,( p,r-,n,i,. ,i r.'liimnlii.-'iiiinin: ixtiTiial a^^piTt . . ' ■ . i Ij. r.,ft jiiKal of p.iralyp,. „f h:,lnu,„l„..,.,r„.- vinvnl froiii williin I.«. Left .|ua.lrati,-jUKal of paralyi f H,lm.wl„.„un,-.: out,.. „.V ii-m - a>pi'cls 111. I.i'fl (luadralc of paralv|«' of A,''/ih.,///.,,v,..i„„V;' vicw.il \-\u\ from Ihr front, iiiicrnally olilii|ui'h fidin ih.. rcir tran>viT. H'clion.^j 17. I,rft ptiTyttoiil of iiaratyp.' of A',/,,,,,,,^;^,,,,,.,,.; ..viiTiial an,| it.i.Tii.l uspcci s IS. HiKlii palalinrofparaiyp,. of 'aV,,;,;^^wp,;,,,:;, ,,,,,.,.,,,, li,,,,,,,.^,,, I. . I.o t .riopl,.ryK,„.| • . paraty ,f /•;,/„,„„/„..„„,„..; ,„„„,. ;„„, i„„„,.'„,, ,,,, ... \V '."■""'''•"I'll- '•■"■"1* "I p.ii-alyp,. of /■:.l,„n„i,,.„„r,is; iunrr a«p,l„s„„r„:<.- iMrnial ii.Ii-rnil ,ihI superior a-pei'ts ' Zi. Tortionof left arlieular of parutypeor/i:/,„,„:/„;„;;„-;,.;„x„;niai; anterior ami posterior a.^jieiMs 24. I,ef, splenial of par,.ly,,e of K,lm,.nl.,.„,n,:; outer an.l inner views ' -. . iKht aiiKular of paratype of y..,/,„„„M.,„.,„..; o-.ter aiel inner views -J). Itrain-ease of paratype of '•,,/,„„„/,,.,„„•„.; ri^lit laler.,1 aspeet ... < ast ol l.rail.-e.ivity of paratype of lC.lm,mt„^„„n,'<; left lateral, slip ■ ly olilii|u. I-. II oiitlaii-- 1. (•> ."ll •"i7 t.i •hi liO •17 •i7 t'.s 77 7!l I tl !» II I I Is :iu i:i It I.-. and inferior aspeets p Tior. «2.i— 1 i s 4 I 7K ;n.An.!:;!i"l..r.„.v.rt..bra..(p.r«,y,.-..fW <-- -.-; ...f, luHraUr...... I- Mil. mill hiniUr vicwk III mill :,, Ki^Mir:::;':; ......yp.. ..r .,/..-........ r... v...« » :,5. ,..f;:!.n: ,;.:;. n«.i,.H ..r p.ir.:.y,». .,( Kdmon,o...u,..; r,.,r vi.w «..kMI> from without , i- , m Ski of S...phl»..iurina.; .S«.,/...«o«.un.,, rorv-A..« -. :...'l ""-'"' :.7 rl>iv(irf whirli most of the gfiicra mi' from the cotitiiH'iit <;f North AiiH'ricH. Thi' lilinittirr rclntivo to this fiimily is loth vnhimiiioiiw ami iiivoivcfl. Tin- isiiiiir (iosrri|)tioiiN won- l)aM'(i oftci on iiiadctiut:' matcriui wliicli iiavc litllf information as to tlic relations of tlic fo; r .-prrn'iiti'ii aiui tli«'ir varirty wliich lias provi'ii to lie much (irratcr 'i h. y parties most inarilluinc\ of the pioneer few who undertoolc ])alu'ontologi('al investigation, imd tlie ardour which they lirouglit to hear on their worit any whicii tliey w re upheld, that errors were not avoiileii. It does not detrai't from the I'xcei- lence of their results to now find that diversity of form was not alway- recognized, that, for instance, generic terms were employed to include ty|M's iKd only widelv sej)arat( '' liy time intervals l)Ut also liy very di'i'itled differences in struct Recent discov. during the lust six years in the Helly I{iver and Edmonton f.irmatii on Red Deer river, Alherta, of nearly complete slteietons ol .-iveral distinct types of hadrosaurs liave provided excellent muterii.i ft" smdy and description, thrown nuicli light on tlie osteology of the groi'n and ofM-ncd tlie way for a eiiissificution of its memhers. In the ilidwing pages a description of the large iiadrosaur Kdmonlo- ^(•ii-UHregnbs, Lamhe- from the Kdmonton formation of Red Deer river, /iliiertu, is followed by a projiosed division of the Ha