Judiceratops
JOO-dee-SERR-ah-tops /ˌdʒuːdiˈsɛrətɒps/
Accepted genus
Judith horned face
- Judi(th) · English (place name) · from the Judith River Formation, Montana
- kera · Greek · horn
- ops · Greek · face
The name combines "Judith", from the Judith River Formation in Montana where the fossil was found, with the Greek words for "horn" and "face". It means "Judith horned face". It is a chasmosaurine ceratopsid, a horned, frilled dinosaur related to Triceratops.
- Named by
- Longrich
- Year named
- 2013
- Period
- Late Cretaceous
- Stage
- Campanian
- Found in
- Judith River Formation, Montana, USA
The type species is Judiceratops tigris. It is a chasmosaurine ceratopsid.