Dinosaur Name Meanings

Furcatoceratops

fur-KAY-toe-SAIR-ah-tops /fərˌkeɪtoʊˈsɛrətɒps/

forked horned face

  • furcatus · Latin · forked
  • keras · Greek · horn
  • ops · Greek · face

The name combines the Latin "furcatus" (forked) with the Greek "keras" (horn) and "ops" (face), giving "forked horned face". It most likely refers to the forked, fork-shaped projections on the skull frill of this horned dinosaur.

Period
Late Cretaceous
Stage
Campanian
Found in
Judith River Formation, Montana, USA

A centrosaurine ceratopsid dinosaur. I'm not sure of the author, year of publication or the formal standing of the name, so I've left those fields blank. Check the original publication for them.