Fossils of Dinosaur With Giant Horns Found in Utah Badlands
Nasuceratops
A North American dinosaur with a large nose and gigantic horns was unearthed for the first time in the remote badlands of southern Utah, according to a new study.
The dinosaur, Nasuceratops titusi, aka "Big Nosed Horned Faced," measured about 15 feet long and weighed about 2.75 tons. It lived approximately 76 million years ago and is described in the latest Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
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Early U of Texas student who got lost on his way to college, no doubt.
How can you not like a writer who writes "jumbo-sized schnoz"?
Go tell Guy Laguy in that other thread; he'll be thrilled.