Pronunciation: mah-KY-ro-SEH-ruh-tops
Meaning: Bent sword horn face
Author/s: Lund, O'Connor, et al. (2016)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: Utah, USA
Discovery Chart Position: #925
Machairoceratops cronusi
(bent sword horn face)Etymology
Machairoceratops is derived from the Greek "machairis" (bent sword), "keras" (horn) and "ops" (face), in reference to a pair of large forward-curving horns on its frill. The species epithet, cronusi, refers to the Greek god Cronus who, according to mythology, de-tackled his father Uranus with a "bent sword" in the form of a curve-bladed sickle. ZooBank registry: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:F1863F1B-4151-4B06-A1E4-9808A2CF2A92.
Discovery
The remains of Machairoceratops were discovered in the Wahweap Formation, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Kane County, southern Utah, U.S.A.The holotype (UMNH VP 20550) is a partial skull, including an almost complete frill with name-prompting horns, and a pair of brow horns.
Preparators
Mike Getty and the palaeontology volunteers at the Natural History Museum of Utah.
