Legendary

Regaliceratops

Regaliceratops peterhewsi

reh-GAL-ih-SERR-a-tops· “royal horned face”

🦕 Dinosaur🕰️ Cretaceous🌿 herbivore🦴 Ceratopsidae

5 m

Length

1.8 m

Height

1.5 t

Weight

A horned dinosaur nicknamed 'Hellboy' for the two stubby horns over its eyes and its crown-like frill studded with plates. It shows a chasmosaurine that evolved a centrosaurine-style frill — a striking case of convergent evolution.

When

Late Cretaceous, ~68 million years ago

Found in

Canada

Discovered

Peter Hews, 2015

Did you know?

Nicknamed 'Hellboy' for its stubby brow horns and crown-like frill.
Its ornate frill mimicked those of a different ceratopsian group.
Discovered by geologist Peter Hews along a Canadian riverbank.

Artwork: Arcovenator, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.