[Rockhounds] Giant Horned Lokiceratops: Remarkable New Dinosaur Unearthed in the Ancient Swamps of Montana

[Kreigh Tomaszewski]

Newly discovered *Lokiceratops rangiformis* is among the largest and most
ornate horned dinosaur ever found, with two huge blade-like horns on the
back of its frill.

*The newly discovered *Lokiceratops rangiformis*, a plant-eating dinosaur
with unique, large blade-like horns and a distinctive asymmetric spike, was
found in the badlands of northern Montana and lived over 78 million years
ago on the island continent of Laramidia. This species, lacking a nose horn
but featuring the largest frill horns ever seen, showcases the evolutionary
diversity of ceratopsians, influenced significantly by sexual selection.*
Discovery of Lokiceratops Rangiformis

A remarkable, new species of horned, plant-eating dinosaur is being
unveiled at the Natural History Museum of Utah. The dinosaur, excavated
from the badlands of northern Montana just a few miles from the USA-Canada
border, is among the largest and most ornate ever found, with two huge
blade-like horns on the back of its frill. The distinctive horn pattern
inspired its name, *Lokiceratops rangiformis, *meaning “Loki’s horned face
that looks like a caribou.” The new species was announced today (June 20)
in the scientific journal *PeerJ*.

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