Meet the Ceratopsian Class of 2010

As I've said before, 2010 has really been the Year of the Ceratopsian. Here are the new guys, in no particular order. Give 'em a round of applause--they've basically doubled the group's diversity, and they're JUST SO COOL.

Psittacosaurus gobiensis ("Yet another Psittacosaurus)
Claim to Fame: Supposedly shows evidence for how the jaw worked in the genus
Favorite Movie: Multiplicity
Image Credit: The Internet


Archaeoceratops yungjingziensis ("Bits and pieces of a horned face")
Claim to Fame: Hey, it's another species of Archaeoceratops!
Favorite Movie: Disney's Dinosaur!
Image Credit: I have no idea via the Internet


Ajkaceratops ("Part of a horned face")
Claim to Fame: Europe's first ceratopsian.
Favorite Movie: National Lampoon's European Vacation
Image credit: The paper


Sinoceratops ("Fung-Fu horned face")
Claim to Fame: China's first ceratopsid...much less centrosaurine ceratopsid!
Favorite Movie: Big Trouble in Little China
Image Credit: Olorotitan on DeviantArt



Tatankaceratops ("Like a corgi version of Triceratops")
Claim to Fame: Adorable miniature version of Triceratops
Favorite Movie: Twins
Image Credit: The paper


Diabloceratops ("Fiddle-playing horned face")
Claim to Fame: Very basal centrosaurine, narrow frill, odd nasal decorations
Favorite Movie: End of Days
Image Credit: Olorotitan on DeviantArt



Ojoceratops ("Triceratops 8 - THE OJO")
Claim to Fame: Like Triceratops with a rounded (instead of squared-off) squamosal
Favorite Movie: Bowfinger
Image Credit: The Internet


Medusaceratops ("Snake-haired horned face")
Caim to Fame: Basically a chasmosaurine version of Albertaceratops
Favorite Movie: Clash of the Titans
Image Credit: D. Sloan via the paper



Rubeosaurus ("Country bumpkin lizard")
Claim to Fame: Formerly known as Styracosaurus ovatus, has a ridiculously large nasal horn
Favorite Movie: Anything with Adrian Brody
Image Credit: Lukas Panzarin



Coahuilaceratops ("Spring Break horned face")
Claim to Fame: Mexico's first ceratopian; most difficult name to pronounce in all the Ceratopsidae; ridiculously long brow horns
Favorite Movie: Traffic
Image Credit: Lukas Panzarin



Kosmoceratops ("Show-off horned face")
Claim to Fame: Most complicated combination of spikes and hors of any known ceratopsid; brow horns point laterally and arc down along their length
Favorite Movie: Hellraiser
Image Credit: Lukas Panzarin



Utahceratops ("Creatively bankrupt horned face")
Claim to Fame: Small brow horns point laterally, nasal horn sits in front of nasal opening
Favorite Movie: Raising Arizona
Image Credit: Lukas Panzarin



Mojoceratops ("Groovy horned face")
Claim to Fame: Formerly Chasmosaurus kaiseni, named in a pub
Favorite Movie: Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Image Credit: Nick Longrich via the Internet



Vagaceratops ("Took a year off before college horned face")
Claim to Fame: Formerly Chasmosaurus irvinensis, lacks brow horns entirely, epiparietals fold down over parietal fenestrae
Favorite Movie: Road Trip
Image Credit: The Internet