That makes the newly found creature an intermediate between older forms with large horns and later small-horned relatives, said State of Utah paleontologist Jim Kirkland, who with Douglas Wolfe identified Zuniceratops in New Mexico in 1998.
That makes the newly found creature an intermediate between older forms with large horns and later small-horned relatives, said State of Utah paleontologist Jim Kirkland, who with Douglas Wolfe identified Zuniceratops in New Mexico in 1998.
美国犹他州立大学古生物学家吉姆·柯克兰德表示，本次发现填补了在较为古老的大角恐龙与晚近出现的小角恐龙之间存在的空缺，也正是他在1998年时与道格拉斯·伍尔夫一起于新墨西哥州发掘并最终确认了祖尼角龙。