corythosaur

A duck-billed dinosaur characterized by nasal passages that expand into a crest resembling a hollow helmet.

• 🇩🇪Ein pflanzenfressender Dinosaurier mit einem hohlen, helmähnlichen Knochenkamm auf dem Kopf, der zu den Hadrosauriern zählt.

1. Duck-billed dinosaur C2 formal scientific

   A genus of hadrosaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period, characterized by a large, hollow, helmet-like crest on its head formed by its nasal passages.

   • The corythosaur used its distinctive crest to produce sounds for communication.
   • Fossils of the corythosaur have been found in North America.
   • Paleontologists believe the crest of a corythosaur helped regulate body temperature.

   🇩🇪Hadrosaurier mit Helmkrone

   Synonyme: corythosaurusduck-billed dinosaurhadrosaur

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