Lokiceratops

Loki's horned face

• Loki · Old Norse · Norse god of mischief
• keras · Greek · horn
• ops · Greek · face

The name combines Loki, the Norse trickster god, with the Greek words for "horn" and "face", giving "Loki's horned face". Loki refers to the animal's unusual, blade-like horns on the frill, which suggest the horned headgear often shown on the god in popular depictions. The "ceratops" ending is the usual one for horned-faced ceratopsian dinosaurs.

Named by

Loewen et al.

Year named

2024

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Campanian

Found in

Judith River Formation, Montana, USA

A centrosaurine ceratopsid. The only known species is Lokiceratops rangiformis. It is notable for its large, asymmetrical, blade-like frill horns.