Spiclypeus shipporum Mallon et al., 2016
Dinosauria
Ornithischia
Ceratopsia
Ceratopsidae
Chasmosaurinae
Late Cretaceous
Judith River Fm (Late Campanian)
Montana, US
Length: 5 m
This rather large chasmosaurine ceratopsian may actually represent the same animal as the dubious Ceratops montanus that give its name to the entire group of horned dinosaurs.
References:
Mallon, J. C., Ott, C. J., Larson, P. L., Iuliano, E. M., & Evans, D. C. (2016). Spiclypeus shipporum gen. et sp. nov., a Boldly Audacious New Chasmosaurine Ceratopsid (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Judith River Formation (Upper Cretaceous: Campanian) of Montana, USA. PloS one, 11(5), e0154218.
June 18, 2016
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