In Depth
Corythoraptor is a genus of oviraptorid dinosaur that lived in China during the late Cretaceous. Corythoraptor has been described as having a head crest similar to that of a modern day cassowary. The beak of Corythoraptor was also more pointed towards the end, suggesting feeding specialisation. Corythoraptor is one of many oviraptorid dinosaurs discovered within the Nanxiong Formation, and a feeding specialisation may have allowed Corythoraptor to coexist with other similar dinosaurs because they were not competing for the same food sources. A possible close relative of Corythoraptor is Huanansaurus.
Further Reading
- High diversity of the Ganzhou Oviraptorid Fauna increased by a new “cassowary-like” crested species. - Scientific Reports 7(6393). - J.-C. Lu, G.-Q. Li, M. Kundr�t, Y.-N. Lee, Z.-Y. Sun, Y. Kobayashi, C.-Z. Shen, F.-F. Teng & H.-F. Liu - 2017.
