Mercuriceratops

Mer-cu-re-ah-seh-rah-tops.
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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

Mercuriceratops ‭(‬Mercury horned face‭)‬.

Phonetic

Mer-cu-re-ah-seh-rah-tops.

Named By

M.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Ryan,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Evans,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Currie‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Lowman‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ Ornithischia, Ceratopsia.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

M.‭ ‬gemini‭

Size

Uncertain due to lack of remains,‭ ‬but comparison to Chasmosaurus suggests a length of about‭ ‬4.5-4.8‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Canada,‭ ‬Alberta‭ ‬-‭ ‬Dinosaur Park Formation.‭ ‬USA,‭ ‬Montana‭ ‬-‭ ‬Judith River Formation.

Time Period

Campanian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Two partial squamosal bones.

In Depth

       Mercuriceratops is a genus of chasmosaurine ceratopsian dinosaur that lived in North America during the Cretaceous.‭ ‬Unfortunately not much is known for certain about Mercuriceratops,‭ ‬however,‭ ‬it has been speculated to have been comparable to Chasmosaurus in size.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new chasmosaurine from northern Laramidia expands fill disparity in ceratopsid dinosaurs.‭ ‬Naturwissenchaften‭ ‬101:505-512.‭ ‬-‭ ‬M.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Ryan,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Evans,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Currie‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Lowman‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

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