LegendaryCorythoraptor
Corythoraptor jacobsi
koh-RITH-oh-RAP-tor· “helmet thief”
🦕 Dinosaur🕰️ Cretaceous🍽️ omnivore🦴 Caenagnathidae
1.6 m
Length
1.2 m
Height
35 kg
Weight
A feathered oviraptorosaur from China crowned with a tall, helmet-like crest strikingly similar to a modern cassowary's — likely used for display and to signal maturity.
When
Late Cretaceous, ~72–66 million years ago
Found in
China
Discovered
Junchang Lü, 2017
Did you know?
- Wore a tall casque crest much like a living cassowary's.
- The crest probably signalled maturity and helped it show off.
- Known from a well-preserved skeleton found in southern China.
Artwork: Danny Cicchetti, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.