Ornatops
or-NAY-tops /ɔrˈneɪtɒps/
Accepted genus
ornate face
- ornatus · Latin · adorned, ornate
- ops · Greek · face
Ornatops combines the Latin "ornatus" (adorned or ornate) with the Greek "ops" (face). It refers to the decorated look of the skull, which has a prominent bony nasal ornament. The only known species is Ornatops incantatus.
- Named by
- McDonald et al.
- Year named
- 2021
- Period
- Late Cretaceous
- Stage
- Campanian
- Found in
- Aguja Formation, Big Bend region, Texas, USA
A hadrosaurid (duck-billed dinosaur), usually placed among the saurolophines. It is known from a partial skull and skeleton.