Magnirostris
Encyclopedia
Magnirostris, from the Latin "magnus" 'large' and "rostrum" 'beak', is the name given to a genus
of dinosaur
from the Late Campanian
epoch in the Late Cretaceous
. It was a ceratopsian which lived in Inner Mongolia in China
. It is distinguished from other protoceratopsids by its large beak (hence the name) and incipient orbital horn cores.
in 2003, from a near-complete skull collected from the Bayan Mandahu area in Inner Mongolia
, China
by the Sino-Canadian Dinosaur Project. It was named after Peter Dodson
, a palaeontologist.
It may be only a variant of Bagaceratops, and the incipient horn cores may be an artifact of preservation.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of dinosaur
Dinosaur
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period until the end of the Cretaceous , when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of...
from the Late Campanian
Campanian
The Campanian is, in the ICS' geologic timescale, the fifth of six ages of the Late Cretaceous epoch . The Campanian spans the time from 83.5 ± 0.7 Ma to 70.6 ± 0.6 Ma ...
epoch in the Late Cretaceous
Cretaceous
The Cretaceous , derived from the Latin "creta" , usually abbreviated K for its German translation Kreide , is a geologic period and system from circa to million years ago. In the geologic timescale, the Cretaceous follows the Jurassic period and is followed by the Paleogene period of the...
. It was a ceratopsian which lived in Inner Mongolia in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. It is distinguished from other protoceratopsids by its large beak (hence the name) and incipient orbital horn cores.
Discovery and Species
Magnirostris dodsoni was described by You and Dong ZhimingDong Zhiming
Dong Zhiming , from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Beijing, is one of China's leading paleontologists. He began working at the IVPP in 1962, learning from Yang Zhongjian who was director at the time...
in 2003, from a near-complete skull collected from the Bayan Mandahu area in Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in the northern region of the country. Inner Mongolia shares an international border with the countries of Mongolia and the Russian Federation...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
by the Sino-Canadian Dinosaur Project. It was named after Peter Dodson
Peter Dodson
Peter Dodson is an American paleontologist who has published many papers and written and collaborated on books about dinosaurs. An authority on Ceratopsians, he has also authored several papers and textbooks on hadrosaurs and sauropods, and is a co-editor of The Dinosauria, widely considered the...
, a palaeontologist.
It may be only a variant of Bagaceratops, and the incipient horn cores may be an artifact of preservation.