Sentences with phrase «ceratopsian dinosaurs»

Andrew Knapp, PhD candidate from the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences and lead author of the study, said: «This resolves a long - standing and hitherto untested hypothesis concerning the origin and function of ornamental traits in ceratopsian dinosaurs.

His study, published in the journal Cretaceous Research, highlights it as the first fossil from a ceratopsian dinosaur identified from this period of eastern North America.

Not exact matches

Because Wendiceratops is more closely related to a different group of ceratopsians than Triceratops — one that includes the recently discovered «Hellboy» dinosaur — the discovery suggests that the tall and high version of the nose horn evolved twice in the ceratopsian family.

The ceratopsians, horned and frilled dinosaurs that include the famous Triceratops, were one of the most successful and widespread dino groups, especially between about 90 million and 66 million years ago.

In most dinosaur art before the 1980s, ceratopsians dragged their bellies under legs crooked out to the sides.

They were a diverse bunch, including the rhinolike ceratopsians and bipedal duck - billed dinosaurs such as Parasaurolophus.