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microrobert
07-17-2013, 04:33 AM
New Big-Nosed Horned Dinosaur Found in Utah

Nasutoceratops titusi is a distant relative of Triceratops, study says.

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An illustration shows how Nasutoceratops titusi may have looked.


Paleontologists have discovered a new dinosaur, a Triceratops (http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/prehistoric/triceratops-horridus/) relative with a supersize schnoz that once roamed present-day Utah (http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/united-states/utah-guide/).

Nasutoceratops titusi belonged to a group of horned dinosaurs called ceratopsids, large four-legged herbivores that thrived during the Cretaceous period (http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/prehistoric-world/cretaceous/), according to a study released Tuesday.

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