Newly Discovered Lokiceratops rangiformis: The Largest and Most Ornate Horned Dinosaur with Unique Features

Montana, USA United States of America
Absence of nose horn, huge blade-like horns on back of frill, asymmetric spike in middle of frill
Discovered in Montana, USA-Canada border in 2019
Inhabited swamps and floodplains along eastern shore of Laramidia around 78 million years ago
Largest and most ornate horned dinosaur ever found
Named 'Loki's horned face'
Newly discovered dinosaur species: Lokiceratops rangiformis
Studied by researchers from Colorado State University and Natural History Museum of Utah
Newly Discovered Lokiceratops rangiformis: The Largest and Most Ornate Horned Dinosaur with Unique Features

A new dinosaur species, Lokiceratops rangiformis, was discovered in Montana and is now considered the largest and most ornate horned dinosaur ever found. The fossils were unearthed in 2019 on private land near the US-Canada border. Lokiceratops inhabited swamps and floodplains along the eastern shore of Laramidia around 78 million years ago. This dinosaur had several unique features, including the absence of a nose horn, huge blade-like horns on the back of its frill, and an asymmetric spike in the middle of its frill. The name Lokiceratops translates to 'Loki's horned face,' honoring Norse god Loki. Researchers from Colorado State University and the Natural History Museum of Utah have studied this dinosaur, which was first reported in the scientific journal PeerJ on June 21, 2024. The fossil remains will be displayed at the Natural History Museum of Utah for six months.


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Lokiceratops, a ‘remarkable’ new dinosaur species, has been found in Montana, researchers say

Fox News Channel Greg Norman Friday, 21 June 2024 19:56
  • Unique Points
    • Lokiceratops is among the largest and most ornate horned dinosaurs ever found.
    • The dinosaur has two huge blade-like horns on the back of its frill, which are the largest ever found on a horned dinosaur.
    • Lokiceratops inhabited swamps and floodplains along the eastern shore of Laramidia around 78 million years ago.
    • The name Lokiceratops translates to ‘Loki’s horned face’ and rangiformis refers to the differing horn lengths on each side of the frill.
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New horned dinosaur species discovered 'largest and most ornate' of its kind ever found

ABC NEWS SITE NAMES Name: ABC News Site Names URL: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-officially-blames-iran_106834435 ABC News Friday, 21 June 2024 19:57
  • Unique Points
    • A new giant-horned dinosaur species, Lokiceratops rangiformis, was discovered in Montana.
    • 'Lokiceratops' is the largest and most ornate horned dinosaur of its kind ever found.
    • The fossils were discovered in private land in Kennedy Coulee, Montana near the US-Canada border.
    • Researchers compared bones to confirm it was a new species and identified five ceratopsids living alongside each other in this region.
  • Accuracy
    • Lokiceratops is the largest and most ornate horned dinosaur of its kind ever found.
    • The dinosaur belongs to the group of ceratopsids and lived about 78 million years ago.
    • Lokiceratops was a plant-eating dinosaur that measured 22 feet long and weighed about 11,000 pounds.
    • The horns of Lokiceratops are the largest and most ornate ever found in its family, with two large asymmetrical horns on each side of the frill, a spike in the middle of the frill, and more than 20 horns along the frill.
    • Lokiceratops is a cousin of Triceratops.
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Newly discovered dinosaur’s horns look ‘like something a heavy metal rocker would wear’

CNN News Site: In-Depth Reporting and Analysis with Some Financial Conflicts and Sensational Language Jacopo Prisco Thursday, 20 June 2024 15:31
  • Unique Points
    • Lokiceratops rangiformis was found in northern Montana and dated back to 78 million years ago.
    • 'Loki's horned face' Lokiceratops has unique style and features within the group that includes Triceratops.
    • The dinosaur's horns and frills were likely used for attracting mates, intimidating rivals, or identification among its species.
    • Four other species of horned dinosaurs with similar features to Lokiceratops are also known from the same region. Three of them have been named Medusaceratops, Albertaceratops and Wendiceratiops while the fourth one is of uncertain classification.
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    • The dinosaur lived on an island called Laramidia which was separated from the rest of North America at the time.
    • Lokiceratops is part of a group that includes Triceratops but has its own unique style and features.
    • The fossil was discovered on private land in 2019 by commercial paleontologist Mark Eatman, who sold it to a museum for an undisclosed sum.
    • A reproduction of Lokiceratops’ skull and a full sculpture of its head will be displayed at the Natural History Museum of Utah starting Thursday.
    • Paleontologists who were not involved in the study expressed enthusiasm about the find, describing it as a remarkable discovery with a unique personality and attitude.
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  • Fallacies (95%)
    The author makes an appeal to authority when quoting Steve Brusatte and David Norman. However, no formal or informal fallacies were found in the text.
    • Steve Brusatte, personal chair of paleontology and evolution at the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom: 'It's a remarkable discovery of a dinosaur with a real personality and attitude. Its headgear looks like something a heavy metal rocker would wear onstage.'
    • David Norman, professor of vertebrate paleobiology at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom: 'The larger and more decorous, perhaps even colorful the ornamentation, the more potentially attractive the owner might appear to potential mates.'
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Never-before-seen dinosaur’s unique headgear earns it a godly name

New Atlas Friday, 21 June 2024 07:17
  • Unique Points
    • A new type of dinosaur, Lokiceratops rangiformis, was discovered in northern Montana in 2019.
    • It possesses unique features: absence of nose horn, huge curving blade-like horns on the back of the frill, and an asymmetric spike in the middle of the frill.
    • Lokiceratops was named after Loki, Norse god of mischief and trickery.
  • Accuracy
    • The dinosaur has the largest frill horns ever seen on a ceratopsian.
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  • Fallacies (95%)
    The author makes several statements that are not fallacies but rather descriptive and informative. However, there is one instance of an appeal to authority when Joseph Sertich and Mark Loewen make statements about the significance of the dinosaur's discovery. They also name the dinosaur after a Norse god, which could be seen as an inflammatory rhetoric but it is not a logical fallacy as it does not affect the validity of their arguments.
    • ][Joseph Sertich]“These skull ornaments are one of the keys to unlocking horned dinosaur diversity and demonstrate that evolutionary selection for showy displays contributed to the dizzying richness of Cretaceous ecosystems.'
    • ][Mark Loewen]“It’s unheard-of diversity to find five living together, similar to what you would see on the plains of East Africa today with different horned ungulates [large mammals with hooves].'
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A dinosaur from Montana with huge blade-like horns is named after Norse god Loki

NBC News Digital Friday, 21 June 2024 20:02
  • Unique Points
    • A new dinosaur named Lokiceratops rangiformis was discovered in Montana with blade-like horns resembling the Norse god Loki
    • It had a pair of 2 footlong blade-shaped horns on its head, two more 16-inch horns above its eyes, and possibly over a dozen smaller horns around its face
    • The number of frill horns is significantly different from other similar dinosaurs such as Medusaceratops
  • Accuracy
    • The number of frill horns is significantly different from other similar dinosaurs such as Medusaceratops.
    • It had a pair of 2 footlong blade-shaped horns on its head, two more 16-inch horns above its eyes, and possibly over a dozen smaller horns around its face.
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