Corythosaurus vs Edmontosaurus

A detailed side-by-side comparison of Corythosaurus and Edmontosaurus, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.

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Side-by-Side Comparison

गुण Corythosaurus Edmontosaurus
वैज्ञानिक नाम Corythosaurus casuarius Edmontosaurus regalis
वर्गीकरण Hadrosauridae Hadrosauridae
युग Cretaceous Late Cretaceous Late
आहार Herbivore Herbivore
लंबाई 9.0 m 12.0 m
Height 2.7 m 3.4 m
वजन 3.8 t 4.0 t
खोज वर्ष 1914 1917
खोज स्थान Red Deer River, Alberta, Canada Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
नामकर्ता Barnum Brown Lawrence Lambe
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Size Comparison

Corythosaurus 9.0 m

roughly the length of a large SUV

Edmontosaurus 12.0 m

about as long as 2 cars end-to-end

Weight Comparison

Corythosaurus 3.8 t

comparable to 3.8 small cars

Edmontosaurus 4.0 t

comparable to 4.0 small cars

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Timeline Comparison

Corythosaurus
100.5 Mya Cretaceous Late (Mesozoic) 66.0 Mya
Edmontosaurus
100.5 Mya Cretaceous Late (Mesozoic) 66.0 Mya

Corythosaurus and Edmontosaurus both lived during the Cretaceous Late period and may have shared the same habitats.

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Diet Comparison

Corythosaurus

Herbivore

Corythosaurus was a plant-eater, feeding on vegetation like ferns, conifers, and cycads.

Edmontosaurus

Herbivore

Edmontosaurus was a plant-eater, feeding on vegetation like ferns, conifers, and cycads.

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Classification Comparison

Corythosaurus

Clade: Ornithischia

Group: Hadrosauridae

(Duck-billed dinosaurs)

Edmontosaurus

Clade: Ornithischia

Group: Hadrosauridae

(Duck-billed dinosaurs)

Both dinosaurs share a common ancestor within the Hadrosauridae clade.

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Did You Know?

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Both Corythosaurus and Edmontosaurus were herbivores.

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Both dinosaurs lived during the Cretaceous Late period and may have coexisted.

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Corythosaurus was discovered 3 years earlier, in 1914.

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Both belong to the Hadrosauridae clade, making them relatively close relatives.

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