LegendarySpinops
Spinops sternbergorum
SPY-nops· “spine face”
🕰️ Cretaceous🌿 herbivore🦴 Ceratopsidae
5 m
Length
1.8 m
Height
1.5 t
Weight
A horned dinosaur whose fossils were forgotten in a museum drawer for around 90 years before anyone realised they belonged to a brand-new species.
When
Late Cretaceous, ~76 million years ago
Found in
Canada
Discovered
Andrew Farke, 2011
Did you know?
- Its bones sat unstudied in a museum for about 90 years.
- Its frill was decorated with forward-curling hooks and spikes.
- Its name means 'spine face'.
Artwork: TotalDino, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.