Zuniceratops

Zuni horned face

• Zuni · Zuni (place name) · the Zuni people / Zuni Basin of New Mexico
• keras · Greek · horn
• ops · Greek · face

The name combines Zuni, referring to the Zuni Basin and the Zuni people of western New Mexico where the fossils were found, with the Greek words keras (horn) and ops (face). It means "Zuni horned face". It is a ceratopsian with brow horns, and is among the earliest known horned ceratopsids or close relatives to have them.

Named by

Wolfe and Kirkland

Year named

1998

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Turonian

Found in

Moreno Hill Formation, Zuni Basin, New Mexico, USA

A ceratopsian, generally considered a close relative of Ceratopsidae. The type species is Zuniceratops christopheri.