Utahceratops (meaning horned face from Utah) is an extinct genus of ceratopsian dinosaur that lived in Late Cretaceous Utah. the type species is Utahceratops gettyi.
Discovery and Naming[]
The holotype (UMNH VP 16784) was found in Utah. In 2010, Scott D.Sampson named it as a new species of dinosaur. The generic name combines Utah and "ceratops", while the specific name is named after Mike Gettyi
Description[]
It consists of only a partial skull. It is measured 4.5-5 meters (15-16ft) and 2 tonnes (2.2 tons). According to Sampson, Utahceratops is distinguished from It can be distinguished from other ceratopsians by many features, such as the nasal horncore is caudally positioned, the supraorbital horncores are short,etc.
Classification[]
It is classified as a basal chasmosaurine.
Paleoecology[]
It lived with Kosmoceratops, Gryposaurus, Teratophoneus, and others in the Kaiparowits formation.
In popular culture[]
- Utahceratops appeared on Dinosaur Train.
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