Eucentrosaurus

true Centrosaurus (true pointed lizard)

• eu · Greek · true, good
• kentron · Greek · point, spike
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines the Greek prefix "eu" (true) with Centrosaurus, which itself means "pointed lizard" or "spike lizard". It signals that the animal was regarded as a "true" Centrosaurus, a horned dinosaur with a prominent nose horn and a frill with spikes.

Named by

Chure and Lull

Year named

1941

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Campanian

Found in

Alberta, Canada

This is a junior synonym of the ceratopsian Centrosaurus. I am not fully certain of the authorship, the year or the details of the type species, so please check these against a primary source.