Corythosaurus casuarius

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:adaptations social foraging
gptkbp:body_shape robust limbs
bipedal and quadrupedal
gptkbp:characteristic crested head
gptkbp:climate warm and humid
gptkbp:color gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:cranial_features nasal passages
gptkbp:cultural_impact popular in media
gptkbp:diet gptkb:herbivore
grazing on low-lying vegetation
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:William_Parks
gptkbp:discovery gptkb:Dinosaur_Provincial_Park
first hadrosaur with a crest
gptkbp:extinction_cause climate change
gptkbp:first_described_by 1923
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Skeleton
gptkb:Alberta,_Canada
gptkb:1914
excellent
well-documented
CT scanning
approximately 75 million years
other hadrosaurs
extensive in Canadian museums
gptkbp:geological_formation gptkb:Oldman_Formation
gptkbp:habitat coastal floodplains
gptkbp:has_color possibly for communication
gptkbp:has_museum gptkb:Royal_Tyrrell_Museum
gptkbp:has_skin scaly
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Corythosaurus casuarius
gptkbp:is_found_in gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:known_for distinctive cranial crest
gptkbp:length up to 9 meters
gptkbp:lived_during Late Cretaceous
gptkbp:notable_feature hollow crest
gptkbp:originated_in gptkb:Iguanodontia
gptkbp:paleobiology gptkb:David_Evans
Mesozoic
wetlands
ongoing
important for understanding dinosaur evolution
dinosaur paleontology
ongoing excavations.
understanding hadrosaur diversity
gptkbp:predators large carnivorous dinosaurs
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:Parasaurolophus
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Lophorhothon
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:research_focus functional morphology
gptkbp:research_importance paleobiology studies
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:Ornithopoda
gptkbp:scientific_name gptkb:Corythosaurus_casuarius
gptkbp:social_behavior herding
gptkbp:type hadrosaur
gptkbp:weight approximately 3 tons
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Platecarpus_corythosaurus
gptkb:Corythosaurus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6