Corythosaurus is a genus of hadrosaurid "duck-billed" dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Period, about 77–75.7 million years ago. It lived in what is now North America. Its name means "helmet lizard", derived from Greek κόρυς. It was named and described in 1914 by Barnum Brown.Height: 6.6 ft. (At the hips)
Length: 25 – 33 ft.
Mass: 6,800 – 11,000 lbsLived: 83.6 million years ago - 70.6 million years ago (Campanian)
Extinct in: Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event
Fossils: AMNH 5240, AMNH 5338, ROM 868, UALVP 13, ROM 5856
Eaten by: Tyrannosaurus, Albertosaurus, Gorgosaurus
Did you know: Corythosaurus was about 33 feet long, 7 feet tall at the hips and weighed around 5 tons.
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