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Reconstruction of Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis. Credit: Sergey Krasinski, editedA study of fossils collected in New Mexico, D. in North America. Unearths key
The fossil was discovered in 1975 in North Dakota alongside a Triceratops.
. Menefeeceratops sealeyi adds important information to scientists’ understanding of the evolution of ceratopsid dinosaurs, which are characterized by horns and frills, along with beaked faces. In particular, the discovery sheds light on the centrosaurine subfamily of horned dinosaurs, of which Menefeeceratops is believed to be the oldest member. Its remains offer a clearer picture of the group’s evolutionary path before it went extinct at the end of the Cretaceous. Steven Jasinski, who recently completed his Ph.D. in Penn’s Department of Earth and Environmental Science in the School o...