Pronunciation: LOW-kee-SEH-ruh-tops
Meaning: Loki's horned face
Author/s: Loewen et al. (2024)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: Montana, USA
Discovery Chart Position: #1132
Lokiceratops rangiformis
(Loki’s horned face that looks like a caribou)Etymology
Lokiceratops is derived from "Loki" (the Norse trickster god), and the Greek "keras" (horned) and "ops" (face), in reference to the similarity of its horns to the curved blades associated with Loki.The species epithet, rangiformis, is derived from "Rangifer" (commonly known as caribou or reindeer, whose antlers are asymmetrical) and the Latin "formis" (shape), referring to the similarly asymetrical skull ornamentations of Lokiceratops. ZooBank registry: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:548AA668-EE62-49DA-8CA2-939A00223B92.
Discovery
The remains of Lokiceratops were discovered in the McClelland Ferry Member of the Judith River Formation, at "Loki Quarry" on Wolery Ranch, Kennedy Coulee, north of the town of Rudyard, Hill County, Montana, USA, by Mark Eatman in the late spring of 2019.
Nicknamed "Frederik", the holotype (EMK 0012) includes a skull minus the lower jaws, a neck vertebra, the right shoulder girdle, pelvic elememts (both ischia and the sacrum), one tail vertebra and a chevron.
Preparators
Brock Sisson, founder of Fossilogic LLC in Pleasant Grove, Utah.
