Diabloceratops

Skull of Diabloceratops (right)

• North America

• D. eatoni Kirkland and Deblieux, 2010

Diabloceratops ( from Ancient Greek Διάβολος Diabolos, Devil ', κέρας keras, horn ' and ὤψ ops, face ', so literally "face with devil horns ") was a genus of bird Beck dinosaurs ( Ornithischia ) from the group of ceratopsians. The herbivore Diabloceratops lived in North America, where it was discovered in the Wahweap Formation in the area of the Grand Staircase- Escalante National Monument in Utah, USA, 2002. The holotype specimen consists of a skull almost completely preserved. Another fragmentary skull could also belong to this genus.

Features

Diabloceratops reached a length of about 3.5 meters and a height of 1.2 meters, its weight is estimated at 150 kg.

The most striking feature is its busy with ruff and curved horns skull to which it owes its name.

Source

• James I. Kirkland, Donald D. DeBlieux: New basal cent pink urine ceratopsian skulls from the Wahweap Formation (Middle Campanian ), Grand Staircase- Escalante National Monument, southern Utah. In: Michael J. Ryan, Brenda J. Chinnery - Allgeier, David A. Eberth (eds): New Perspectives on Horned Dinosaurs: The Royal Tyrrell Museum ceratopsian symposium. Indiana University Press, 2010, ISBN 978-0253353580, pp. 117-140 ().