Nasutoceratops

large-nosed horned face

• nasutus · Latin · large-nosed
• keras · Greek · horn
• ops · Greek · face

The name combines the Latin "nasutus" (large-nosed) with the Greek "keras" (horn) and "ops" (face). It refers to the animal's unusually large, broad snout. The species name, N. titusi, honors Alan Titus, who discovered the fossils.

Named by

Sampson et al.

Year named

2013

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Campanian

Found in

Kaiparowits Formation, Utah, USA

A centrosaurine ceratopsid with long, forward-curving horns over the eyes, unlike most other centrosaurines.