Corythoraptor

helmeted thief (crested thief)

• korythos · Greek · helmet
• raptor · Latin · robber, thief, plunderer

The name combines the Greek word for "helmet" with the Latin word for "robber" or "thief". It refers to the tall, helmet-like crest on the skull, which resembles the casque of a cassowary. The type species, C. jacobsi, honours the paleontologist Louis Jacobs.

Named by

Lü et al.

Year named

2013

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Maastrichtian

Found in

Nanxiong Formation, Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, China

An oviraptorid theropod (feathered, toothless) known from a nearly complete skeleton with a tall, cassowary-like crest. The only named species is Corythoraptor jacobsi.