Lokiceratops

Meet Lokiceratops, the rock star cousin of Triceratops | CNN

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Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s science newsletter Wonder Theory. To receive it in your inbox, Register for free here. CNN — About 67 million years ago, two dinosaurs faced off in a confrontation in what is now Montana before being buried together in a single grave. It is unclear which … Read more

Lokiceratops, a horned dinosaur, may be a new species

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In the late Cretaceous period, a remarkable bloom of horned dinosaurs occurred along the coastal floodplains of western North America. Two different families – each with every conceivable combination of spikes, horns and fringes – spread across the landscape, using their headgear to signal friends and challenge rivals. Seventy-eight million years later, members of that … Read more