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    New Ceratopsian named - Nasutoceratops

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    New Ceratopsian named - Nasutoceratops Empty New Ceratopsian named - Nasutoceratops

    Post  macrocephale Wed Jul 17, 2013 11:31 pm

    A new Ceratopsian has been named in America, belonging to Ceratopsidae (the family of derived Ceratopsians (basically all of the big, late ones- not just Triceratops like all the news websites are saying)) and the Centrosaurinae within that (the subfamily with Pachyrhinosaurus, Styracosaurus, Centrosaurus and Avaceratops (to which this new dinosaur is closest related) but not Triceratops).

    The paper which described the new find is available with free access here: http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/280/1766/20131186.full.pdf

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