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New horned dinosaur from North America

Curator describes new horned dinosaur

Artist reconstruction of Mercuriceratops gemini, a new species of horned dinosaur that had wing-like ornamentation on the sides of its skull. Courtesy Danielle Dufault
Mercuriceratops gemini skull fossils from the right side of the frill. Courtesy Naturwissenschaften
Mercuriceratops gemini (center) compared to horned dinosaurs Centrosaurus (left) and Chasmosaurus (right), also from the Dinosaur Park Formation of Alberta, Canada. Courtesy Danielle Dufault
Quarry in Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada, where Mercuriceratops gemini skull fossils were discovered. Courtesy Philip J. Currie
Map indicating locations where Mercuriceratops gemini skull fossils were discovered. Courtesy Naturwissenschaften