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Mojoceratops dinosaur named over beers

By T.K. Randall
July 12, 2010 · Comment icon 4 comments

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A newly discovered dinosaur has been named mojoceratops due to its spectacular bone frill.
Mojoceratops perifania, a hippopotamus-sized herbivore related to the triceratops which lived around 75 million years ago, has a large, spectacular bone frill above its head.


Source: Telegraph | Comments (4)




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Comment icon #1 Posted by AliveInDeath 14 years ago
I like how they came up with it's name while drinking lol
Comment icon #2 Posted by Samuronin 14 years ago
Its a cool name.
Comment icon #3 Posted by SameerPrehistorica 14 years ago
Hmm...Different name.
Comment icon #4 Posted by Eldorado 14 years ago
Nice to see these guys hammering the stereotype of boring-old-fart academics.


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