Protoceratops hellenikorhinus (was RE: New Papers)

["K.Wicks-paleo_mont@excite.com" <paleo_mont@excite.com>]

--- On Jan 23, 2002, Nicholas Gardner

wrote:
> describes _Protoceratops hellenikorhinus_, which is a very weird
> protoceratopsian!>>
>
> What does that translate to? "Protoceratopsian"? I'm guessing
> that's
> referring to basal coronosaurs.

hellenikorhinus
greece ? nose.... ?

hell- enico -rhinus
greece -single - nose... ?

hel- leni- ico - rhinus
marsh/bog - soft- likely- nose ?

No idea.... pending on how they split it up. Though i missed the -K-... so may not even be right.


>
> < > (holotype)
> specimen (a complete skull), is split into two small side-by-side horns
> (!)...>>
>
> A double nose horn? That's peculiar, in my honest opinion...
>
I agree too, if its an adult very! As juvinelles the nose horn is split in Centrosaurines, and Chasmosaurines. Then it fuses together.

Anyone have a copy of this paper that can be sent?



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