Spectacular New Horned Dinosaur
Regaliceratops is related to Triceratops but its armoured "frill" boasts remarkable decorative plates
A unique head-frill makes this animal distinctive
A new relative of Triceratops, with a spectacular neck frill - discovered in south-western Alberta - has been unveiled by Dr. Caleb Brown, a paleontologist and Betsy Nichols Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller, and his colleagues.
Regaliceratops peterhewsi is about 68 million years old, and is nicknamed Hellboy, partially because of its appearance, and partially because of the difficulty paleontologists had in extracting it from the hard rock in which it was entombed.
Related Links
- Paper in Current Biology
- Smithsonian.com story
- Discovery News article
- CBC News story
- Regaliceratops at the Tyrrell Museum