Unescoceratops

UNESCO horned face

• UNESCO · English (acronym) · United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, which designated Dinosaur Provincial Park a World Heri
• keras · Greek · horn
• ops · Greek · face

The name combines "UNESCO" with the Greek words for "horn" and "face", a common ending for horned dinosaurs. It honors the UNESCO World Heritage designation of Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, where the fossils were found. The only named species, U. koppelhusae, is named after palynologist Eva Koppelhus.

Named by

Ryan et al.

Year named

2012

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Campanian

Found in

Dinosaur Park Formation, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada

A small leptoceratopsid ceratopsian known from fragmentary material, mainly a lower jaw (dentary) with teeth.