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Horn jutting
from above the eyes
Shield-shaped
back of skull

Short snout

Sharp teeth

BULL’S HORNS
Two short, broad horns like those of a cow stuck out
sideways from the head of Carnotaurus. Although some
predatory dinosaurs’ skulls sprouted small horns or
ridges, Carnotaurus’s horns were unique. They were
too short and stubby to help this theropod kill its prey
and might have served as an ornament to impress mates
during courtship. However, a pair of dueling males
could have used their horns as weapons, by swinging
their heads at each other’s necks.

Lambeosaurus

Corythosaurus
CRESTED DINOSAURS
Tall, narrow crests crowned the heads of some
hadrosaurs (duck-billed dinosaurs). Lambeosaurus
sported a tall, forward-angled, bonnet-shaped crest,
and Corythosaurus (“helmet lizard”) bore a head
crest shaped more like half a dinner plate. If
several species of crested hadrosaur roamed the
same area, similar headgear would have made
it easy for a creature to find others of its kind.