Bisticeratops
Bisticeratops was a horned dinosaur that lived in what is now New Mexico, USA, about 74 million years ago. It had a big skull with a beak and horns on its face. It walked on four legs and ate plants.14
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The name Bisticeratops comes from the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness where its skull was found.1
Its species name, froeseorum, honors Edgar Froese and his son Jerome, musicians from the band Tangerine Dream.1
The only known fossil is a nearly complete skull, about 175 cm long.2
Bisticeratops lived about 74 million years ago, which is 2 million years later than its relative Pentaceratops.12
Scientists first thought the skull belonged to Pentaceratops, but later realized it was a new dinosaur.1
Bisticeratops had a stepped margin on its snout, which is a unique feature not seen in other horned dinosaurs.2

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?How big was Bisticeratops?
It is known only from a partial skull that is 175 cm (about 5.7 feet) long. The full body size is not known for sure.1
?What did Bisticeratops eat?
It ate plants. It had a beak and teeth for chewing tough plant material.1
?Was Bisticeratops a dinosaur?
Yes, Bisticeratops was a horned dinosaur, specifically a chasmosaurine ceratopsian.1
?Why is it called Bisticeratops?
The name means 'Bisti horned face' after the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness in New Mexico where its skull was found.1

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- Innde ganndal
- Bisticeratops
- Inndoowo
- Dalman et al. 20224
- Fedde
- Dino marɗi kaake tiiɗɗe ka hoore
- Fedde / clade
- Ceratopsidae4
- Fedde
- Ornithischia > Ceratopsia > Ceratopsidae4
- Duuɓi kaaƴe
- 84 haa 72 miliyon duuɓi (Campanian)4
- Cuuɗi kaaƴe
- Kirtland4
- Leyɗe
- USA4
- Fosilji tawaaɗi
- 1 nder Paleobiology Database4
- Tawgol
- The skull was found in 1975 by a University of Arizona field party in the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico. It was named Bisticeratops froeseorum by Dalman and colleagues in 2022.12
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- Scientists are still debating exactly how Bisticeratops is related to other horned dinosaurs like Pentaceratops and Triceratops.2
To haalaaji ummii
- Bisticeratops (en.wikipedia.org)
- A new chasmosaurine ceratopsid from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Farmington Member of the Kirtland Formation, New Mexico (researchgate.net)
- Bisticeratops froeseorum | Dinosaur Database by DinoAnimals.com (dinoanimals.com)
- Bisticeratops in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): duuɓi, nokkuuje, cuuɗi kaaƴe, pecce.
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