In Depth A close relative of the better known ceratopsian dinosaur Leptoceratops, Prenoceratops can be told apart by the skull which has a greater slope to the skull than that seen in Leptoceratops. Further Reading - Description of Prenoceratops pieganensis gen et sp. nov. (Dinosauria: Neoceratopsia) from the Two Medicine Formation of Montana. - Journal … Read more
Pachyrhinosaurus: Research Database Ceratopsidae (Ornithischia) · Late Cretaceous (~73–69 MYA) · North America — Canada, Alberta Research Note: Pachyrhinosaurus was a centrosaurine ceratopsid from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada. As a hornless ceratopsid with massive nasal bosses, it provides important data on ceratopsid diversity and the evolution of cranial ornamentation. Research Finding … Read more
In Depth The holotype specimen of Spinops was first discovered in 1916 by Charles H. and Levi Sternberg. However when the material was sent to the London Natural History Museum (the institution that financed the dig) the keeper of Geology, one Arthur Smith Woodward (today best remembered for declaring the ‘Piltdown Man’ as a genuine … Read more
Judiceratops: Research Database Ceratopsia (Dinosauria) · Late Cretaceous (~80 MYA) · North America — Montana (Judith River Formation) Research Note: Judiceratops was a ceratopsian from the Late Cretaceous of Montana — an early chasmosaurine and an important taxon for understanding ceratopsian evolution in the Late Cretaceous of North America. Research Finding Status Grade … Read more
In Depth Ferrisaurus is a genus of leptoceratopsian dinosaur that lived in Canada towards the end of the Cretaceous period. Further Reading - A new leptoceratopsid dinosaur from Maastrichtian-aged deposits of the Sustut Basin, northern British Columbia, Canada. - PeerJ. - Victoria Arbour & David Evans - 2019.
Titanoceratops: Research Database Ceratopsidae (Ornithischia) · Late Cretaceous (~70–66 MYA) · North America — USA, New Mexico (托 Extension) Research Note: Titanoceratops was a chasmosaurine ceratopsid from the Late Cretaceous of New Mexico, USA. As one of the largest known horned dinosaurs, it provides important data on ceratopsid diversity and gigantism in the Latest … Read more
In Depth Gryphoceratops is something of an enigma since while it seems to be one of the oldest leptoceratopsids it also appears to have been one of the most advanced. Additionally while the type specimen is only that of a right lower jaw, Gryphoceratops may actually be the smallest leptoceratopsid. Another leptoceratopsid called Unescoceratops was … Read more
In Depth Coahuilaceratops attained overnight fame amongst the ceratopsian dinosaurs because it is thought to have the longest brow horns of any within the group. Although no single complete horn has yet been found, palaeontologists studying Coahuilaceratops spent a lot of careful time and effort comparing the available material to other similar chasmosaurine ceratopsians to … Read more
In Depth Zhuchengceratops was on the larger average size for known leptoceratopsid dinosaurs, and one of the most impressive features were the mandibles (lower jaw bones), which at fifty centimetres long and eighteen centimetres deep at the mid-point, were simply huge for a dinosaur of this size. These mandibles were about one and a half … Read more
Achelousaurus: Research Database Ceratopsidae · Centrosaurinae (Ornithischia) · Late Cretaceous (~81–74 MYA) · North America — USA (Two Medicine Formation, Montana) Research Note: Achelousaurus was a centrosaurine ceratopsid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Montana — known for its distinctive skull ornamentation including bosses rather than prominent horns. Its name means “Achelous lizard” — … Read more