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Corythosaurus
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Corythosaurus was a herbivore (plant-eater) that lived in North
America during the late Cretaceous period,
about 80 to 65 million years ago.
Corythosaurus was about 30 feet (9.1 meters) long, and weighed around 5 tons.
Corythosaurus had a bony crest on its head which connected to
its nostrils: this may have been used to make sounds, to help keep it cool,
or to enhance its sense of smell.
It was once thought that Corythosaurus, and other duckbill dinosaurs may have
been aquatic (and that the crest may have been used as snorkel), but it is now known that they were in fact well-adapted
land animals. They lived in herds, eating leaves, seeds, pine needles and fruit.
If attacked by predators such as
Tyrannosaurus Rex,
Corythosaurus could sprint away on two legs, and may even have taken to water.
The first specimen of Corythosaurus was discovered in
1912
by
Barnum Brown
by Red Deer River in Alberta,
Canada.
This specimen consisted of a nearly
complete skeleton, even including
fossilized
skin. Unfortunately, this specimen was lost when the ship (the "Mount Temple")
that was carrying it
to Britain
was sunk during the First World War.
Corythosaurus was a herbivore (plant-eater) that lived from 80 to 65 million years ago
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Corythosaurus Facts
Here is a summary of some of the key facts about Corythosaurus:
- Corythosaurus was a genus of dinosaur.
- "Corythosaurus" means "helmet lizard" (because of the shape of the crest on the animal's head). This name was chosen by Barnum Brown in 1914.
- Corythosaurus was a member of the Ornithischia ("bird-hipped") order of dinosaurs. What this means, is that although Corythosaurus was not closely related to birds, it did have similarly shaped pelvic bones.
- Corythosaurus was a Hadrosaur (usually known as "duck-billed dinosaur") - a member of a group of related herbivorous (plant-eating) dinosaurs that were very successful in the Cretaceous period.
- Corythosaurus lived between about 80 million years ago and 65 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period.
- Corythosaurus was one of the dinosaurs which died out during the Cretaceous-Tertiary mass extinction at the end of the Mesozoic Era.
- Corythosaurus lived in North America.
- Corythosaurus was a herbivore (plant-eater).
- Corythosaurus was about 30 feet (9.1 meters) long.
- Corythosaurus weighed about 5 tons.
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By William Lindsay
Brand: DK CHILDREN
Released: September 15th, 1993
Hardcover (32 pages)
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American Museum of Natural History Corythosaurus- Manufacturer: DK CHILDREN
- Brand: Brand: DK CHILDREN
- ISBN: 1564582256
- EAN: 9781564582256
Details:- Hardcover
- Number of Pages: 32
- Author: William Lindsay
- Publication Date: September 15th, 1993
- Release Date: September 15th, 1993
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- Weight: 1.1 Pounds
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By Frances Swann
Rourke Pub Group
Released: September 1st, 1988
Library Binding
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Corythosaurus (Dinosaur Library)- Manufacturer: Rourke Pub Group
- ISBN: 0865925216
- EAN: 9780865925212
Details:- Product Category: Library Binding
- Author: Frances Swann
- Publication Date: September 1st, 1988
- Release Date: September 1st, 1988
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By Christy Devillier
Buddy Books
Released: January 1st, 2004
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Corythosaurus (Dinosaurs Set 3)- Manufacturer: Buddy Books
- ISBN: 1591975379
- EAN: 9781591975373
Details:- Product Category: Library Binding
- Number of Pages: 32
- Author: Christy Devillier
- Publication Date: January 1st, 2004
- Release Date: January 1st, 2004
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By Yukiko Youssef
Independently published
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Dinosaurs Coloring Kids Ages 8: Activity And Coloring Book 55 Funny Corythosaurus, Dna, Dna, Triceratops, Fossil, Nodosaurus, Footprints, Ichthyosaurus For Painting Image Quizzes Words- Manufacturer: Independently published
- EAN: 9798639149917
Details:- Paperback
- Number of Pages: 114
- Author: Yukiko Youssef
- Publication Date: April 21st, 2020
- Release Date: April 21st, 2020
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By Zona Press
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Colorings For Kids Dinosaurs: 50 Fun Basilosaurus, Kentrosaurus, Euoplocephalus, Triceratops, Egg, Pachycephalosaurus, Velociraptor, Corythosaurus For ... Quizzes Words Activity And Coloring Book- Manufacturer: Independently published
- EAN: 9798636560265
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- Number of Pages: 104
- Author: Zona Press
- Publication Date: April 12th, 2020
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