Corythosaurus
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Corythosaurus is a genus of crested, duck-billed herbivorous dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous known for its distinctive hollow cranial crest likely used for vocalization and display.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
hadrosaurid dinosaur ⓘ lambeosaurine hadrosaurid ⓘ |
| belongsToClade |
Hadrosauridae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lambeosaurinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crestFunction |
sexual selection
ⓘ
species recognition ⓘ visual display ⓘ vocalization ⓘ |
| crestType | hollow cranial crest ⓘ |
| describedBy | Barnum Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| family | Hadrosauridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingHabits |
browser
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ground-level and mid-height herbivore ⓘ |
| fossilType |
body fossils
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postcranial skeletons ⓘ skull fossils ⓘ |
| hadBeakType | duck-billed ⓘ |
| hasCranialCrest | yes ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Dinosaur Park Formation
NERFINISHED
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Oldman Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Alberta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ western North America ⓘ |
| locomotion |
bipedal
ⓘ
facultatively quadrupedal ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | helmet lizard ⓘ |
| nicknamed | helmet lizard ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
elongated tail
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large hollow nasal passages in crest ⓘ stiffened tail with ossified tendons ⓘ |
| order | Ornithischia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hypacrosaurus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lambeosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Parasaurolophus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| subfamily | Lambeosaurinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suborder | Ornithopoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superorder | Dinosauria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| temporalRange |
Campanian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Late Cretaceous ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Corythosaurus casuarius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1914 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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