Corythosaurus
PeriodLate Cretaceous (77-76 Ma)
DietHerbivore
Length9 m
Weight3,300 kg
LocationAlberta, Canada
ClassificationOrnithopoda
About Corythosaurus
A duck billed dinosaur with a helmet shaped crest holding looping nasal passages. Crest size lets scientists sort fossils by age and sex. One historic specimen preserved skin impressions across much of the body. Its name means helmet lizard.
Size
9 m longArgentinosaurus: 35 m
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