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his sculpture is a one tenth scale model of the Corythosaurus (pronounced ko-rith-o-saw-rus) replica located in Riverside Park. The Corythosaurus in Riverside Park received a fresh coat of paint (several coats and colors actually) in April 1991.

The restoration project was sponsored by the Friends of Riverside Park and Zoo (FORPAZ) with funding by the ARCO Foundation. Fiberglas Forms provided personnel for making necessary repairs to the Fiberglas statue.

The Corythosaurus, which means "helmeted reptile," is a member of the hadrosaurs (duck-billed dinosaurs) and lived feet in length. Remains have been found in the northwestern part of North America.

The nine or ten dinosaurs of the exhibit, riding on trailer-trucks, toured 100 United States cities during 1966, 1967, and 1968. An estimated 35 million people viewed the collection during the tour. The exhibit visited Independence September 6, 1966. The Corythosaurus was donated to Riverside Park by Atlantic Richfield and arrived in 1970.

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