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Two New Species of Horned Dinosaur Named
! Recently two scientist found two new fossils in Alberta,
Canada which apparentlywere plant eating dinosaurs that lived about
80 million years ago. Thes fossils that theyfound are the only ones
of their kind, which make them unique. "These dinosaurs
fillimportant gaps in the evolutionary history of small-bodied
horned dinosaurs that lack thelarge horns and frills of relatives
like Triceratops from North America," said Michael
For more information:
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The Unescopceratops Koppelhusae The Gryphoceratops Morrisoni
rie Vandendael Wednesday, April 25, 2012 6:54:29 PM Hong Kong
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Ryan, Ph.D., curator of vertebrate paleontology at The Cleveland
Museum of NaturalHistory, lead author on the research. Thus, this
is a very important global issue forpaleontologists. As Micheal
Ryan Ph.D. said there are many gaps in the fossil record.Now that
we filled 2 spaces, the scientists are getting a clearer picture of
the history ofdinosaurs.!
Additionally, the Unescoceratops Koppelhusae measured around 1
to 2 metersin length and weighed less than 91 kilograms. Also, its
teeth were rounder and lowerthan the other dinosaurs of its kind.
Even though the whole fossil was unearthed its left
jaw was discovered 1995 by Currie, who named it after his wife
Eva Koppelhus, Ph.D..Also, its name comes from the Greek word
ceratops, which mean horned face.! The Gryphoceratops Morrisoni was
a fully grown adult even though it was onlyone-half meter in
length. This means that researchers have found the smallest
adult-sized horned dinosaur and one of the smallest plant-eating
dinosaurs. One of theauthors said about this fossil, "Small-bodied
dinosaurs are typically poorly representedin the fossil record,
which is why fragmentary remains like these new leptoceratopsidscan
make a big contribution to our understanding of dinosaur ecology
and evolution." It
is also interesting that its lower right jaw was discovered in
1950, but it took 62 years to
find the rest of the fossil. Also, the name honors Ian Morrison,
who discovered how thebones fit together.!
! One of the things I found was most interesting about this
article is that scientistfound two more fossils that they had never
heard of before. I also find it interesting thatthere were
dinosaurs that existed that were only one-half meter long which can
becompared to your pet dog. Even though this is a major discovery
in the world ofpaleontology, I have always wondered how they know
the colors and pattern of thedinosaurs skin. Also, I wonder how the
scientist know where to search for a new fossil
and why it took the scientists around 62 years to find the rest
of the fossil?
Bibliography:
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species of horned dinosaurnamed. Science Daily: News & Articles
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- Dell'Amore, Christine. "New Horned Dinosaurs FoundAmong
Littlest Known." DailyNature and Science News and Headlines |
National Geographic News. Nationalgeographic, 13 Mar. 2012. Web. 25
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