Mojoceratops: New dinosaur species named for flamboyant frill
Friday, July 9, 2010 - 06:56
in Paleontology & Archaeology
When Nicholas Longrich discovered a new dinosaur species with a heart-shaped frill on its head, he wanted to come up with a name just as flamboyant as the dinosaur's appearance. Over a few beers with fellow palaeontologists one night, he blurted out the first thing that came to mind: Mojoceratops...