| Bravoceratops Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian 70–66Ma | |
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| Skeletal reconstruction of B. polyphemus. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | †Ornithischia |
| Clade: | †Ceratopsia |
| Family: | †Ceratopsidae |
| Subfamily: | †Chasmosaurinae |
| Genus: | †Bravoceratops Wick & Lehman, 2013 |
| Species: | †B. polyphemus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Bravoceratops polyphemus Wick & Lehman, 2013 | |
Bravoceratops (meaning wild-horn face) is an extinct genus of chamosaurine ceratopsian that lived in Late Cretaceous of Texas, US. The type species is B. polyphemus.
Discovery and Naming[]
The holotype (TMM 46015-1) from lowermost rock from Javelina Formation. It was described in 2013 by Steven L. Wick and Thomas M. Lehman. The generic name means wild-horn face, while the specific name is named after Greek Mythology giant, Polyphemus.
Description[]
It is housed in the collection of Texas Memorial Museum, Austin, Texas. The skull consists of a number of fragments, such as the braincase. Signs of erosion are seen in the larger bone fragments. The median parietal bar at mid-length splays out to the rear and its rear edge is not notched or embayed. The genus suggested to be nomen dubium, but many paleontologists consider it as a valid genus. It is distinguishable from Coahuilaceratops in lacking enormous brow horns, but distinguishable from Sierraceratops by having larger brow horns and a smaller jugual horn. Ceratopsian fossils are uncommon from the Javelina Formation.
Classification[]
It is classified as a member of chasmosaurinae. Its sister taxons are Coahuliaceratops and Sierraceratops.
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