New horned dinosaur: Two-ton plant-eater lived 78 million years ago in Montana
Friday, May 28, 2010 - 12:31
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A new horned dinosaur, Medusaceratops lokii, has been discovered. Approximately 20 feet long and weighing more than 2 tons, the newly identified plant-eating dinosaur lived nearly 78 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period in what is now Montana. Its identification marks the discovery of a new genus of horned dinosaur.