Corythosaurus

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 word κόρυς.
==Background==
===Real life===
Corythosaurus was named and described in 1914 by Barnum Brown. It had an estimated length of 7.7–9 meters (25–30 feet) and had a skull, including the crest, that was 70.8 centimeters (27.9 inches) tall. Corythosaurus is known from many complete specimens, including the nearly complete holotype fossil. The holotype skeleton is only missing the last section of the tail and part of the front legs, but was preserved with impressions of polygonal scales. Corythosaurus is also known from many skulls with tall crests that resemble those of the cassowary and a Corinthian helmet. The most likely function of the crest is thought to be vocalization. As in a trombone, sound waves would travel through many chambers in the crest and then get amplified when Corythosaurus exhaled. One Corythosaurus specimen has even been preserved with its last meal in its chest cavity. Inside the cavity were remains of conifer needles, seeds, twigs, and fruits, suggesting that Corythosaurus probably fed on all of these. The two species of Corythosaurus are both present in slightly different levels of the Dinosaur Park Formation. Both still co-existed with theropods and other ornithischians, like , , Parasaurolophus, , and .
==Appearances==
===Fantasia===
A couple of Corythosaurus appeared in The Rite of Spring segment.
===Dinosaur===
Corythosaurus is one of the many dinosaurs that was originally planned for the film, but was cut for unknown reasons.
===Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero===
In "The Old Old West", a yellow Corythosaurus was seen drinking from an oasis. It then bites the cowboy and spits him into the sky.
==Gallery==
Rite of Spring - Herbivorous dinosaurs notice Tyrannosaurus.jpg|The group of herbivorous dinosaurs look at Tyrannosaurus rex and notice that it's coming towards them.
Rite of Spring - Herbivorous dinosaurs about to run from Tyrannosaurus.jpg|A Corythosaurus, Triceratops, 2 Parasaurolophus, and a Plateosaurus are about to run away from the T. rex.
Rite of Spring - Herbivorous dinosaurs watch fight between Stego and T-rex.jpg|A Corythosaurus is watching the T. rex and Stegosaurus fighting to the death, along with a Parasaurolophus, Triceratops, and Brachiosaurus.
Rite of Spring - Herbivorous dinosaurs witness T-rex killing Stego.jpg
Rite of Spring - Tyrannosaurus has killed Stegosaurus.jpg|A Corythosaurus along with a Triceratops, Parasaurolophus, Diplodocus, and Dimetrodon looking at the Stegosaurus after it was killed by the T. rex.
The Old Old West - Penn, Sheriff Scaley Briggs, Sashi and Boone.jpg|A yellow Corythosaurus in Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
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