Sterrholophus
stair-oh-LOH-fus /ˌstɛroʊˈloʊfəs/
Synonym of Triceratops
solid crest
- sterrhos · Greek · solid, firm
- lophos · Greek · crest
The name combines Greek words meaning "solid" or "firm" and "crest". It probably refers to the solid, bony frill and horn structure of the skull. Marsh named it for a horned dinosaur skull that he thought differed from Triceratops.
- Named by
- Marsh
- Year named
- 1891
- Period
- Late Cretaceous
- Stage
- Maastrichtian
- Found in
- Lance Formation, Wyoming, USA
Junior synonym of Triceratops. The type species, Sterrholophus flabellatus, is now generally treated as Triceratops flabellatus. The Greek roots and the exact reasoning for the name are given from memory and are not certain.