Nasutoceratops titusi
"large-nosed"
- Length
- 4.5 m (14.8 ft)
- Period
- Late Cretaceous (75.9–75.5 Mya)
- Place
- North America · Utah, USA
- Food
- Herbivore
- Clade
- Ceratopsidae Dinosauria Ornithischia Cerapoda Marginocephalia Big horned ceratopsians of the Late Cretaceous.
Nasutoceratops is a genus of ceratopsid dinosaur that lived in North America during the Late Cretaceous period, about 76.0–75.5 million years ago. The first known specimens were discovered in Utah in the Kaiparowits Formation of the Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument (GSENM) from 2006 onwards, including a subadult skull with both a partial postcranial skeleton and rare skin impressions, and two other partial skulls. In 2013, the subadult was made the holotype of the new genus and species Nasutoceratops titusi; the generic name means “large-nosed horned face”, and the specific name honors the paleontologist Alan L. Titus for his work at the GSENM. The dinosaur was noted for its large nose in news reports, and later featured in Jurassic World films.
What we know
- Named by Sampson et al., 2013.
- Body length estimated at about 4.5 m.
- Fossils found in North America and Utah, USA.
What we guess
The reconstruction notes for Nasutoceratops — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.