corythosaur

• Утконосый динозавр, характеризующийся носовыми проходами, расширяющимися в гребень, напоминающий полый шлем.

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

1. Duck-billed dinosaurC2formalscientific

   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.

   Утконосый динозавр

   • 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.

   Синонимыcorythosaurusduck-billed dinosaurhadrosaur