Corythosaurus was a herbivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited North America. Its fossils have been found in places such as Alberta (Canada) and Montana.
Quick facts about Corythosaurus:
- Existed from Campanian Age to 70.6 million years ago
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a herbivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- 25 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Corythosaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- C. W. Gilmore. 1923. A new species of Corythosaurus with notes on other Belly River Dinosauria. The Canadian Field-Naturalist 37:46-52
- C. M. Sternberg. 1955. A juvenile hadrosaur from the Oldman Formation of Alberta. National Museum of Canada Bulletin 136:120-122
- C. M. Sternberg. 1950. Notes and annotated list of quarries. Map 969A. Steveville, west of fourth meridian, Alberta. Canada Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa
