Bisticeratops

Bis-te-seh-rah-tops.
By Claire Morris
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Claire Morris

Marine Paleontologist

Claire Morris has dedicated her career to exploring the depths of prehistoric oceans. Her fascination with ancient marine life has led her to discover significant fossils that illuminate the evolution of early sea creatures.

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Morris, C. (2012, September 18). Bisticeratops. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/bisticeratops/

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Name

Bisticeratops ‭(‬Bisti horned face‭)‬.

Phonetic

Bis-te-seh-rah-tops.

Named By

Sebastian Dalman,‭ ‬Steven E.‭ ‬Jasinski‭ & ‬Spencer G.‭ ‬Lucas‭ ‬-‭ ‬2022.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Ceratopsia,‭ ‬Ceratopsidae,‭ ‬Chasmosaurinae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

B.‭ ‬froeseorum‭

Size

Preserved length of skull is about one and a half meters,‭ ‬but this is missing most of the neck frill.‭ ‬Total size uncertain.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬New Mexico‭ ‬-‭ ‬Kirtland Formation.

Time Period

Campanian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial skull.

In Depth

       Bisticeratops is a genus of chasmosaurine ceratopsian dinosaur that lived in North America during the late Cretaceous.‭ ‬First named from only a skull,‭ ‬Bisticeratops seems to have been quite typical of the chasmosaurine ceratopsians.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new chasmosaurine ceratopsid from the Upper Cretaceous‭ (‬Campanian‭) ‬Farmington Member of the Kirtland Formation,‭ ‬New Mexico.‭ ‬-‭ ‬New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin.‭ ‬90:‭ ‬127‭–‬153.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Sebastian Dalman,‭ ‬Steven E.‭ ‬Jasinski‭ & ‬Spencer G.‭ ‬Lucas‭ ‬-‭ ‬2022.

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