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Corythoraptor

名字的意思： “cassowary-like thief”1

吃：每樣都來一點奇特的羽毛恐龍白堊紀晚期

Corythoraptor was a dinosaur that looked a lot like a modern cassowary bird. It had a tall, bony crest on its head and a long neck. It lived in what is now China, about 72 to 66 million years ago.3 1

生存年代

72 到 66 百萬年前3

白堊紀晚期

化石發現地

Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, China3 1

長度

1.6 m (5.2 ft)2

高度

0.66 m (2.2 ft)

估計值

最高速度

時速約 40 公里（25 英里）

跑步, 估計值

牠生活在什麼時候？

三疊紀

侏羅紀

白堊紀

2 億 5200 萬年前20114566，小行星撞地球

牠有多大？

牠有多長？

牠有多高？

估計值

跟 3 隻家貓從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 9 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長能在 9 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Corythoraptor 跟「你」比起來有多大？

只是在你的瀏覽器裡算算數學。什麼都不會被儲存或傳送出去。

牠有多快？

走路的人 時速約 5 公里 (3 mph)

騎腳踏車的小朋友 時速約 12 公里 (7 mph)

Corythoraptor 時速約 40 公里 (25 mph)

一匹飛奔的馬 時速約 65 公里 (40 mph)

一隻獵豹 時速約 100 公里 (62 mph)

酷東西

趣味知識

Corythoraptor had a tall, hollow crest on its head, just like a cassowary bird. Scientists think this crest was used for showing off, communicating, and maybe attracting a mate.1

Its neck was twice as long as its back and slightly longer than its whole arm, including the hand.1

The only known fossil of Corythoraptor is from a young adult that was about eight years old when it died.1

Corythoraptor belonged to a group of dinosaurs called oviraptorids, which had short, deep skulls and no teeth.1

This dinosaur was named after Professor Louis L. Jacobs, a paleontologist who helped teach the scientists who described it.1

Corythoraptor lived alongside six other oviraptorid dinosaurs in the Ganzhou area, making it one of the most diverse places for these dinosaurs.1

Corythoraptor 的 AI 繪圖 — 這是電腦根據科學家目前的知識，用 AI 畫出 Corythoraptor 可能的樣子。這只是猜測：真正的動物可能長得不一樣，也沒有人知道牠真正的顏色。

你們都在問

關於 Corythoraptor 最常被問的問題

?How big was Corythoraptor?

About 1.6 metres long. That is about as long as a tall human.2

?Did Corythoraptor have feathers?

Yes. Like other oviraptorids, it was a feathered theropod dinosaur. The page says it was a feathered theropod.2

?What did Corythoraptor eat?

It was toothless and had a beak, so scientists think it ate plants, nuts, and seeds. It may have eaten different foods from other oviraptorids it lived with.2

?Why did Corythoraptor have a crest?

The tall crest was probably used for showing off, communicating with others, and attracting a mate. It was hollow and may have helped the dinosaur hear low sounds.2

?When did Corythoraptor go extinct?

It lived about 72 to 66 million years ago, during the very end of the Cretaceous Period. Like all non-bird dinosaurs, it went extinct at the end of the Cretaceous.2

?Is Corythoraptor a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a dinosaur. Specifically, it was an oviraptorid theropod dinosaur.2

給恐龍專家

學名: Corythoraptor
命名者: Lü et al. 20173
類群: 奇特的羽毛恐龍
科 / 演化支: Oviraptoridae3
分類: Theropoda > Oviraptorosauria3
岩石的年代: 72 到 66 百萬年 (Maastrichtian)3
岩層: Hekou3
國家: 中國3
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆3
發現: Corythoraptor was named in 2017 by a team led by Lü Junchang. The only skeleton was found near a railway station in Ganzhou, China, and is kept at the Jinzhou Paleontological Museum.3 1
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure exactly what the crest on Corythoraptor's head was used for. They think it might have been for display, communication, or showing fitness during mating.1