#lokiceratops — Public Fediverse posts

Lokiceratops is a recently discovered centrosaurine ceratopsid from the famous Judith River Formation of Montana, United States. Its name honours the Norse god Loki, who is frequently depicted wearing a helmet with curved, blade-like horns (especially so in the Marvel comics and movies) that are somewhat reminiscent of the ones found on its frill. And at 6.7 metres long and 5 tons, it is also […]

Lokiceratops (Frederik) (Prehistoric Animal Models by PNSO)

The year 2024 saw a steep decline in the number of models produced by PNSO, 7 models compared to 15 in 2023. Now we’re a month into 2025 with radio silence from PNSO, which has led some to worry about the company’s future. But what PNSO lacked in quantity last year they made up for in quality, and species diversity. In 2023 all but two of their models were theropods but in 2024 we got […]

Read more... https://dinotoyblog.com/lokiceratops-frederik-prehistoric-animal-models-by-pnso/

#Lokiceratops#PNSO

For those of us like me that were upset that there was no video game in the world that allowed you to befriend a #lokiceratops, I can report that #cataclysmdda is that game https://warnercnr.source.colostate.edu/new-dinosaur-named-lokiceratops/ #gamedev

Newly discovered giant species of dinosaur named after Thor's brother by scientists

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/newly-discovered-giant-species-of-dinosaur-named-after-thors-brother-by-scientists/amp_articleshow/111532123.cms

#Paleontology
#Dinosaurs
#Lokiceratops
#Montana
#US

The ornate horns of #Lokiceratops point to evolutionary insights https://phys.org/news/2024-06-ornate-horns-ancient-marvel-lokiceratops.html

Lokiceratops rangiformis gen. et sp. nov. from the #Campanian Judith River Formation of #Montana reveals rapid regional radiations and extreme #endemism within centrosaurine #dinosaurs https://peerj.com/articles/17224/

"This new #dinosaur pushes the envelope on bizarre #ceratopsian headgear, sporting the largest frill horns ever seen in a ceratopsian"

New, giant horned dinosaur discovered in the ancient swamps of Montana: Lokiceratops rangiformis, meaning “Loki’s horned face that looks like a caribou.” 🤩

“This new dinosaur pushes the envelope on bizarre ceratopsian headgear, sporting the largest frill horns ever seen in a ceratopsian,” said Joseph Sertich, a paleontologist with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and Colorado State University, and co-leader of the study.

https://nhmu.utah.edu/press/2024/06/Lokiceratops

#Dinosaurs #Lokiceratops

Ein gehörnter Riese aus der Kreidezeit. Neuentdeckter Lokiceratops war der größte gehörnte Dinosaurier seiner Zeit. #Lokiceratops #Ceratopsia #Dinosaurier #Palaeontologie #Fossil
https://www.scinexx.de/news/biowissen/ein-gehoernter-riese-aus-der-kreidezeit/

New #Dinosaur just dropped. It's got nose spikes - they don't make 'em like they used to. #Cretaceous will never be the same.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jun/20/new-dinosaur-species-lokiceratops-loki-montana

#news #dinosaurs #triceratops #ceratopsians #theguardian #science #Lokiceratops

20-JUN-2024
Newly discovered #dinosaur boasts big, blade-like horns
Ancient marvel #Lokiceratops’ ornate horns point to evolutionary insights

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1048568
#science #evolution #fossils

Just published in PeerJ Life & Environment - #Lokiceratops rangiformis gen. et sp. nov. (Ceratopsidae: Centrosaurinae) from the Campanian Judith River Formation of Montana reveals rapid regional radiations and extreme endemism within centrosaurine dinosaurs

https://peerj.com/articles/17224/

Image: Reconstruction of Lokiceratopssurprised by a crocodilian in the 78-million-year-old swamps of northern Montana, USA.
Image ©Andrey Atuchin for the Museum of Evolution in Maribo, Denmark.