Pronunciation: JOO-chang-SEH-ruh-tops
Meaning: Zhucheng horned face
Author/s: Li et al. (2010)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: Shandong Province, China
Discovery Chart Position: #741
Zhuchengceratops inexpectus
(Unexpected Zhucheng horn face)Etymology
Zhuchengceratops is derived from "Zhucheng" (the county that
includes the type locality) and the Greek "keras" (horn) and "ops" (face).The species epithet, inexpectus, refers to the unexpected discovery of an articulated skeleton in the Zhucheng bone-beds.
Discovery
The remains of Zhuchengceratops were discovered at Kugou Quarry in the Xingezhuang Formation (Wangshi Group), Zhucheng County, Shandong Province, China, in 2008.
The holotype (ZCDM V0015) includes some skull bones, both lower jaws, 14 back vertebrae and associated ribs, and various bone fragments.
