Magnirostris
mag-nih-ROS-tris /ˌmæɡnɪˈrɒstrɪs/
Accepted genus
big beak
- magni- · Latin · large, big
- rostris · Latin · beak, snout (from rostrum)
The name combines the Latin "magni" (large) with "rostris" (beak or snout). It refers to the unusually large, deep beak and snout of the skull. The type species, M. dodsoni, honours the paleontologist Peter Dodson.
- Named by
- You and Xu
- Year named
- 2005
- Period
- Early Cretaceous
- Found in
- Inner Mongolia, China
A ceratopsian dinosaur closely related to Psittacosaurus, known from a single skull. The species name and some details (exact formation, stage) are given from memory and should be verified.