Two New Dinosaur Species Are Discovered in Southern Utah

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Two New Dinosaur Species Are Discovered in Southern Utah
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: September 22, 2010

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Scientists said Wednesday they've discovered fossils in the southern Utah desert of two new dinosaur species closely related to the Triceratops, including one with 15 horns on its large head.

The discovery of the new plant-eating species -- including Kosmoceratops richardsoni, considered the most ornate-headed dinosaur known to man -- was reported Wednesday in the online scientific journal PLoS ONE, produced by the Public Library of Science.

The other dinosaur, which has five horns and is the larger of the two, was dubbed Utahceratops gettyi.

''It's not every day that you find two rhino-sized dinosaurs that are different from all the other dinosaurs found in North America,'' said Mark Loewen, a Utah Museum of Natural History paleontologist and an author of the paper published in PLoS ONE.

''You would think that we know everything there is to know about the dinosaurs of western North America, but every year we're finding new things, especially here in Utah,'' he said.

[Pab Sungenis]

1. Is God screwing with the creationists

by making new fossils again?

[xchrom]

2. That Kosmo Dino was taken with fabulous hats and cocktails. Nt

[Deep13]

3. Boehnersaurus and the McConnellodon nt

[raccoon]

4. LOL! I just knew somebody would come up with something like this. nt

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5. Both have brains the size of walnuts. ...

The Boehnersaurus is known by its bright orange color.