Scientists announce discovery of first horned dinosaur from South Korea
Monday, December 6, 2010 - 16:05
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Scientists from South Korea, the United States and Japan analyzed fossil evidence found in South Korea and published research describing a new horned dinosaur. The newly identified genus, Koreaceratops hwaseongensis, lived about 103 million years ago during the late Early Cretaceous period. The specimen is the first ceratopsian dinosaur from the Korean peninsula.