Corythosaurus: quick facts
Corythosaurus had a hollow, helmet-shaped crest atopits long, narrow head. Though its beak-shaped snout had no teeth, its cheeks were lined with batteries of plant-grinding teeth. Thisdinosaur was dis
Period
Late Cretaceous
Diet
Herbivore
Length
30 feet (9.1 meters)
Weight
4,000 - 8,860 lbs (1,814 - 4,019 kg)
Family
Hadrosauridae
Reference background: Natural History Museum, London — Dinosaurs; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs; American Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs & Fossils. Figures are typical published ranges; taxonomy follows the source era and modern consensus is noted where it differs. See our sources & fact-check policy.