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A “talkative” dinosaur that lived about 73 million years ago has been unearthed in the Mexican state of Coahuila. Excavations revealed its tail, 80% of its skull, its crest that measured 1.32 meters (4.3 feet), and several bones including the shoulder and femur. Called Tlatolophus galorum, this large herbivore dinosaur “…had ears with the capacity of hearing low-frequency sounds, so they must have been peaceful but talkative dinosaurs,” according to a statement from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH). Palaeontologists have even claimed that the new spe...

A new genus and species of ceratopsis, or horned dinosaur, has been discovered in New Mexico by Dr. Steven Jasinski and his colleagues

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... Menefeeratops sealeyi roamed a tropical New Mexico 82 million years ago. It is the oldest species of the horned dinosaurs, the best known of them being triceratops. (Courtesy of New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science) Copyright © 2021 Albuquerque Journal A new type of horned dinosaur, whose 82-million-year-old fossilized remains were found near Cuba in 1993, is believed to be the oldest ...

Scientists just realized something special about a dinosaur discovered 15 years ago BGR 2 hrs ago © Provided by BGR new dinosaur The Triceratops is the most famous member of one of the most iconic dinosaur groups. The three-horned dinosaurs with the fancy, bony frills draped over their necks are always a favorite of kids and adults alike, but the mighty beasts that could grow to up to 30 feet in length weren’t the first of their kind. The Ceratopsidae family has many members, and a brand new one was just described in a scientific journal for the first time. Fossils of Menefeeceratops ...

NMMNHS Researchers Help Publicize Newly Described Horned Dinosaur Found In New Mexico NMMNHS News: Scientists at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) and other institutions have announced a newly described horned dinosaur first discovered near Cuba, New Mexico, and roamed the area 82 million years ago as one of the earliest ceratopsid species, a group known as horned or frilled dinosaurs. Researchers published their find in the journal PalZ (Paläontologische Zeitschrift).  Menefeeceratops sealeyi adds important information to scientists’ understanding of the evolut...