Medusaceratops

Medusa horned face

• Medusa · Greek (mythology) · the Gorgon with snakes for hair
• keras · Greek · horn
• ops · Greek · face

The name combines Medusa, the Gorgon of Greek myth with a head of snakes, with the Greek roots for "horned face". It refers to the long, curved hornlike projections (epiparietals) along the edge of the neck frill, which resemble Medusa's writhing snake hair. The type species is Medusaceratops lokii, named for the Norse trickster god Loki.

Named by

Ryan, Russell and Hartman

Year named

2010

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Campanian

Found in

Judith River Formation, Montana, USA

A horned ceratopsian dinosaur (ceratopsid), known from bonebed material. It is generally considered a centrosaurine, though early work suggested chasmosaurine affinities. Author attribution is given from memory and should be checked.