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corythosaurus skeleton
Many well-preserved adult
Corythosaurus skeletons have been
found at Dinosaur Provincial Park,
including this example, which only
lacks part of its tail and hands. The
dinosaur’s body shape can be
reconstructed with great accuracy
because it is so well-preserved.
late cretaceous plants
In the Late Cretaceous a great variety
of plants grew in the swamps and
surrounding landscape, providing
a supply of food for the many
herbivores that lived here. More
than 170 different species of plant
have been identified in the area.
corythosaurus
The most common dinosaur in the
area was Corythosaurus, a hadrosaur
(duck-bill). A swamp-dweller and
herbivore, it lived in herds. Its crest
had many nasal passages, which it
may have used to make sounds.
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