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2-Ton ‘Alien’ Horned Dinosaur Discovered
Friday, November 9, 2012 9:52
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Paleontologists in Canada have discovered fossils of a new 2-ton, 20-foot-long horned dinosaur that roamed the Earth about 80 million years ago. And its headgear would’ve put on quite a show for the ladies.
The dinosaur, a distant cousin of Triceratops called Xenoceratops foremostensis, is one of the oldest specimens known to date of the ceratopsid group. The beast’s name, Xenoceratops, translates to “alien horned-face,” referring to its strange pattern of horns on its head and above its brow, and the rarity of such horned dinosaurs in this part of the fossil record.
Read more here: http://www.foxnews.com/science/2012/11/08/2-ton-alien-horned-dinosaur-discovered/
Scientists find new species of dinosaurs every month. They just found a new kind of predator dino too last week I believe. Don’t quote me on that. I wonder what the end game is of this whole thing. I suppose a fluent timeline of life on Earth during the dinosaur age. One big puzzle. I like puzzles. ~Ophelia
