Magnirostris

Mag-ne-ros-triss.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Magnirostris ‭(‬large beak‭)‬.

Phonetic

Mag-ne-ros-triss.

Named By

You H.-L.‭ & ‬Dong Zhiming‭ ‬-‭ ‬2003.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Ceratopsidae,‭ ‬Protoceratopsidae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

M.‭ ‬dodsoni‭

Size

Uncertain due to lack of remains.

Known locations

Mongolia.

Time Period

Campanian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial skull and mandibles.

In Depth

       Magnirostris was a protoceratopsid dinosaur that would have been similar to the much more famous‭ ‬Protoceratops.‭ ‬Magnirostris was named after the unusually large beak that can be clearly appreciated in the holotype specimen.‭ ‬There has been suggestion that the Magnirostris holotype may in fact belong to the Bagaceratops genus.‭ ‬The thinking behind this is that the large form of the beak may simply be a product of the preservation process and was distorted as it was fossilised.

Further Reading

– A new protoceratopsid (Dinosauria: Neoceratopsia) from the Late Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia, China. – Acta Geologica Sinica 77(3):299-303. – H. You & Z. Dong – 2003.

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