Vagaceratops

wandering horned face

• vaga · Latin · wandering (from Latin vagus)
• keras · Greek · horn
• ops · Greek · face

The name combines the Latin word for "wandering" with Greek words for "horn" and "face", giving "wandering horned face". It was created for a species first described as Chasmosaurus irvinensis, which was later moved into its own genus. The "wandering" part is usually taken to allude to that species moving out of Chasmosaurus.

Named by

Sullivan and Lucas

Year named

2010

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Campanian

Found in

Dinosaur Park Formation, Alberta, Canada

A chasmosaurine ceratopsid. The type species is Vagaceratops irvinensis, originally named Chasmosaurus irvinensis in 2001. Some researchers have questioned whether it deserves a separate genus, but it is generally treated as valid. The reason for the "wandering" part of the name is not certain.