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sharp-clawed runner
Corythoraptor
Say it like this: “koh-RITH-o-RAP-tuhr”
Corythoraptor jacobsi
Corythoraptor ate plants and meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in China.
- When
- Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
- Named in
- 2017 · Lü, J.; Li, G.; Kundrát, M.; Lee, Y. N.; Sun, Z.; Kobayashi, Y.; Shen, C.; Teng, F.; Liu, H.
- Hip height
- 0.6 m · 2 ft
- Length
- 1.6 m · 5 ft
- Weight
- 40 kg · 88 lb
- Found in
- China · Nanxiong
- Food and walking
- Omnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Citipatiinae
The story in short
Corythoraptor was formally named in 2017 by J. Lü and colleagues. The name means “helmeted thief.”
Fossils referred to Corythoraptor date to the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago. Finds come from China, including the Nanxiong Formation. It was an omnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Corythoraptor at a length near 1.6 m, hips about 0.6 m high, and a body mass around 40 kg.
On the family tree it sits in Citipatiinae, among the theropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Citipati
Citipati osmolskae
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago
Ganzhousaurus
Ganzhousaurus nankangensis
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
Huanansaurus
Huanansaurus ganzhouensis
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago