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Coahuilaceratops (meaning "Coahuila horn face") is a genus of ceratopsian dinosaur which lived in what is now Mexico. Coahuilaceratops fossils have been recovered from strata of the Late Cretaceous Period (Campanian), around 72 Ma (million years ago). The type species is Coahuilaceratops magnacuerna.[1] It was formally described in 2010, though it appeared as an informal designation (nomen nudum) as early as 2008.[2]
Largest horns of any dinosaur
Although they are incomplete, Coahuilaceratops is thought to possess the largest horns of any dinosaur currently known. Its horns are estimated to have been up to 4 feet (1.2m) long.[3]
References
- ^ Loewen, M.A., Sampson, S.D., Lund, E.K., Farke, A.A., Aguillón-Martínez, M.C., de Leon, C.A., Rodríguez-de la Rosa, R.A., Getty, M.A., Eberth, D.A., 2010, "Horned Dinosaurs (Ornithischia: Ceratopsidae) from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Cerro del Pueblo Formation, Coahuila, Mexico", In: Michael J. Ryan, Brenda J. Chinnery-Allgeier, and David A. Eberth (eds), New Perspectives on Horned Dinosaurs: The Royal Tyrrell Museum Ceratopsian Symposium, Indiana University Press, 656 pp.
- ^ Gozález, Edgar (2008-11-20). "Hallan en Coahuila nuevo dinosaurio". Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ^ http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-05/uou-fhd052510.php eurekalert - First horned dinosaur from Mexico
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