Corythoraptor

Co-re-fo-rap-tor.
By Claire Morris
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Claire Morris

Marine Paleontologist

Claire Morris has dedicated her career to exploring the depths of prehistoric oceans. Her fascination with ancient marine life has led her to discover significant fossils that illuminate the evolution of early sea creatures.

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Morris, C. (2013, July 14). Corythoraptor. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/corythoraptor/

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Name

Corythoraptor ‭(‬crested raptor/theif‭)‬.

Phonetic

Co-re-fo-rap-tor.

Named By

J.-C.‭ ‬Lu,‭ ‬G.-Q.‭ ‬Li,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Kundr�t,‭ ‬Y.-N.‭ ‬Lee,‭ ‬Z.-Y.‭ ‬Sun,‭ ‬Y.‭ ‬Kobayashi,‭ ‬C.-Z.‭ ‬Shen,‭ ‬F.-F.‭ ‬Teng‭ & ‬H.-F.‭ ‬Liu‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Oviraptoridae,‭ ‬Oviraptorinae.

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

C.‭ ‬jacobsi‭

Size

About‭ ‬1.6‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Guangdong Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Nanxiong Formation.

Time Period

Campanian/Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Skull,‭ ‬jaw and most of the post cranial skeleton.

In Depth

       Corythoraptor is a genus of oviraptorid dinosaur that lived in China during the late Cretaceous.‭ ‬Corythoraptor has been described as having a head crest similar to that of a modern day cassowary.‭ ‬The beak of Corythoraptor was also more pointed towards the end,‭ ‬suggesting feeding specialisation.‭ ‬Corythoraptor is one of many oviraptorid dinosaurs discovered within the Nanxiong Formation,‭ ‬and a feeding specialisation may have allowed Corythoraptor to coexist with other similar dinosaurs because they were not competing for the same food sources.‭ ‬A possible close relative of Corythoraptor is Huanansaurus.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬High diversity of the Ganzhou Oviraptorid Fauna increased by a new‭ “‬cassowary-like‭” ‬crested species.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Scientific Reports‭ ‬7‭(‬6393‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.-C.‭ ‬Lu,‭ ‬G.-Q.‭ ‬Li,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Kundr�t,‭ ‬Y.-N.‭ ‬Lee,‭ ‬Z.-Y.‭ ‬Sun,‭ ‬Y.‭ ‬Kobayashi,‭ ‬C.-Z.‭ ‬Shen,‭ ‬F.-F.‭ ‬Teng‭ & ‬H.-F.‭ ‬Liu‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

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