Corythosaurus

Corythosaurus casuarius

Corythosaurus had a distinctive helmet-shaped crest on its head. Like other lambeosaurine hadrosaurs, this crest was a resonating chamber that could produce deep honking sounds. Multiple well-preserved specimens have been found.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Human Scale
Panjang	9.0 m	roughly the length of a large SUV
Height	2.7 m	—
Berat	3.8 t	comparable to 3.8 small cars

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Corythosaurus was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Corythosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100,5 to 66,0 million years ago.

The final age of dinosaurs, featuring iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor. Dinosaurs reached their peak diversity before the catastrophic asteroid impact at the Chicxulub crater ended the Mesozoic Era.

Discovery & Naming

Dinamai Oleh	Barnum Brown
Tahun Penemuan	1914
Lokasi Penemuan	Red Deer River, Alberta, Canada

Klasifikasi

Dinosauria → Ornithischia → Hadrosauridae → Corythosaurus

Duck-billed dinosaurs

Large herbivorous dinosaurs with broad, flattened snouts resembling duck bills. Many species had elaborate cranial crests used for display or vocalization. Extremely successful in the Late Cretaceous.

Size Comparison

At 9,0 meters long and 3800,0 kg, Corythosaurus was roughly the length of a large SUV and comparable to 3.8 small cars.

Other dinosaurs from the same period:

Abelisaurus comahuensis Adasaurus mongoliensis Adynomosaurus arcanus Byronosaurus Byronosaurus jaffei Caenagnathasia

Quick Facts

Klasifikasi	Hadrosauridae
Periode Geologi	Cretaceous Late
Diet	Herbivore
Ukuran	9.0m long, 2.7m tall, 3.8t

Dinosaurus Terkait

Parasaurolophus Cretaceous Late

Edmontosaurus Cretaceous Late

Maiasaura Cretaceous Late

Pertanyaan yang Sering Diajukan

When did Corythosaurus live?

Corythosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Late period (Mesozoic Era, 100.5–66.0 million years ago).

What did Corythosaurus eat?

Corythosaurus was a herbivore.

How big was Corythosaurus?

Corythosaurus was approximately 9.0 meters long, 2.7 meters tall, weighed around 3.8 tonnes.

When was Corythosaurus discovered?

Corythosaurus was first described in 1914 by Barnum Brown, with fossils found in Red Deer River, Alberta, Canada.

What type of dinosaur was Corythosaurus?

Corythosaurus belonged to the Hadrosauridae group, which is part of the larger Ornithischia clade.

Where were Corythosaurus fossils found?

Fossils of Corythosaurus were found in Red Deer River, Alberta, Canada.

What is the scientific name of Corythosaurus?

The scientific name of Corythosaurus is Corythosaurus casuarius.

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