Corythosaurus

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***Corythosaurus*** is a genus of hadrosaurid dinosaur in the *Jurassic World Evolution* series. Distinguished from other hadrosaurs by its rounded head crest, *Corythosaurus* originated from Late Cretaceous North America.

In *Evolution*, *Corythosaurus* fossils are first unlocked in Campaign Mode on Isla Muerta and can be excavated from the Dinosaur Park Formation, Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Lance Formation, and Scollard Formation.

## History

*Corythosaurus* was planned for the original Jurassic Park on Isla Nublar, with 97% of its genome having been mapped prior to the 1993 incident.

Following the San Diego Incident in 1997, and the subsequent passage of the Gene Guard Act, InGen, now owned by Masrani Global, conducted illegal experiments on Isla Sorna, resulting in the recreation of *Corythosaurus*, as well as *Ankylosaurus*, *Ceratosaurus*, and *Spinosaurus*.

Along with the other species illegally cloned in 1999, the *Corythosaurus* were released into the wild on Isla Sorna. In 2001, a herd of *Corythosaurus* were briefly encountered by those involved with the Isla Sorna Rescue Mission. Their existence, along with the other illegally cloned species encountered by the group, was covered up by bribed officials. The presence of *Corythosaurus* and the other illegally cloned dinosaurs would later be determined to have caused a significant population decrease on Isla Sorna, requiring the relocation of all surviving dinosaurs to Isla Nublar. As of 2018, it has been revealed that the *Corythosaurus* population was the victim of an unconfirmed form of cruelty, likely referring to the aforementioned 1999 illegal cloning event.

## Characteristics

*Corythosaurus* is a hadrosaur ("duck-billed dinosaur") once living in North America around 75 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period. One of the larger members of the hadrosaurs - weighing around four tons and reaching up to nine meters in length - with a bill-shaped snout and thousands of small teeth for chewing through tough vegetation, *Corythosaurus* is a similar in size and look to other hadrosaurs such as *Parasaurolophus*, differentiated by its distinct rounded crest. *Corythosaurus* is named after the distinctive crest on the top of its head; its name translates to "*Helmet Lizard*" in reference to this crest. These head crests with nasal passages are similar in structure to that of the cassowary. This was most likely used for vocalization, but also shows dimorphism between the genders, with males believed to have the larger crests for competing for mates. They are herbivores that lived in herds. Its base cosmetic gene is a mixture of yellows and browns with a streak running down its side, diving its color scheme in half. *Corythosaurus* has requirements similar to that of other Isla Muerta unlocks, being slightly more difficult to manage than the preceding island's hadrosaur unlock, *Edmontosaurus*.

## Gameplay

### *Evolution*

#### Behaviour

*Corythosaurus* behave similarly to other species of hadrosaur. Like others of its family, it prefers a moderately large enclosure but otherwise has modest social needs. It is the first hadrosaur with a social requirement that requires multiple of its own species to maintain its comfort level but otherwise has a high population limit. Like all other hadrosaurs, *Corythosaurus* is vulnerable to predation from most carnivores. This means that its sole defense against predators is to avoid them.

#### Available genomes

 Horseshoe Canyon Formation | ★★★★★★★★★
 Lance Formation | ★★★★★★★
 Scollard Formation | ★★★★★★★

#### Skins

 NULL

 JUNGLE

 RAINFOREST

 TAIGA

 VIVID

 WOODLAND

## Paleontology

The first *Corythosaurus* specimen was discovered in 1911 by renowned American paleontologist Barnum Brown, who unearthed a near-complete skeleton in Red Deer River, a city in Alberta, Canada. Brown – known as "Mr. Bones" thanks to his stellar reputation in his field – also excavated a significant amount of skin, allowing him to understand more about the genus. Further fossils were found over the following few years, eventually identifying two species for the genus.

As part of the lambeosaurine branch of hadrosaurs, it possessed a distinctive crest. This crest is semi-circular in shape and gave the dinosaur its name, *Corythosaurus*, meaning "*Helmet Lizard*", as the crest resembles a helmet from Corinth, a city in Ancient Greece. Like many other lambeosaurine crests, it was hollow and filled with air chambers used for both communication and display. Some specimens of the dinosaur are well preserved enough that soft tissue has been discovered, such as skin impressions, and webbing between its hoof like toes and ear canals.

### Paleoecology

*Corythosaurus* lived in the forests of North America alongside a myriad of other dinosaurs such as the large hadrosaur *Parasaurolophus*, the ceratopsians *Chasmosaurus*, *Pentaceratops*, and *Centrosaurus*, the ornithomimid *Struthiomimus*, the armoured *Euoplocephalus* and *Edmontonia*, as well as the tyrannosaurids *Daspletosaurus* and *Albertosaurus*. Studies have shown that these dinosaurs all had different jaw structures, suggesting that they had separate diets that allowed them to live alongside one another without competing for food. *Corythosaurus* ranged widely in the various formations it's been recovered from. It has been noted that individual groups had small ranges compared to their modern mammal equivalents.

## Behind the scenes

The design of the *Corythosaurus* in *Evolution* is based on its appearance in 2001's *Jurassic Park III*. The only difference being the slightly muted colors compared to the movie species. It was revealed to be in the game when it received a Species Profile on May 18, 2018.

## Gallery

VideosSpecies Profile - Corythosaurus
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## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *What Killed the Gene Guard Act?*. (February 23, 2018). Dinosaur Protection Group. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
2. ↑ Spielberg, Steven. (Director). (1997). *The Lost World: Jurassic Park* [Film]. Universal Pictures.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Johnston, Joe. (Director). (2001). *Jurassic Park III* [Film]. Universal Pictures.
4. ↑ *The Rise and Fall of Masrani Global*. (March 26, 2018). Dinosaur Protection Group. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
5. ↑ Dinosaur Protection Group. (2018). *Dinosaurs Are Mortal. Cruelty Is Timeless.* [Poster]. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
6. ↑ Frontier Developments. (May 18, 2018). *Species Profile - Corythosaurus* [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved October 26, 2019.