A new dinosaur has been discovered (three years ago) and analyzed, and it’s unusual in that most of the skeleton was recovered. From the discoverer, Triebold Paleontology:
A recent fossil discovery just completed in the Triebold Paleontology Laboratory is a new undescribed species of ceratopsian from the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous. This relatively small, horn-faced herbivore’s skull measures just over a meter in length and approximately 80% of the skeleton was recovered. Portions of the skeleton of this exciting specimen bear traces of skin impressions.
Here’s a Triebold blog post on the specimen.
Atlas Obscura gives a description of the living creature:
Imagine, basically, a baby rhino, except a lizard with horns, and you’re about there.
(Photo courtesy Triebold Paleontology)
Why are the skeletons always posted with the mouth open? It motivates a certain auditory delusion in my head, which I sort of wonder would be realistic.
And, for those of us outraged by comparisons of mammals with lizards, we can all blame CNN.
