Einiosaurus procurvicornis Sampson 1994 (ceratopsid)

Reptilia - Ornithischia - Ceratopsidae

Synonym: Styracosaurus makeli Czerkas and Czerkas 1990 [replaced name]

Full reference: S. D. Sampson. 1994. Two new horned dinosaurs (Ornithischia: Ceratopsidae) from the Upper Cretaceous Two Medicine Formation, Montana, USA. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 14(3, suppl.):44A

Belongs to Einiosaurus according to P. Dodson et al. 2004

See also Currie et al. 2008, Farke 2011, Farke et al. 2011, Hieronymus et al. 2009, Horner et al. 2001, Longrich 2010, Lund et al. 2016, McDonald 2011, McDonald and Horner 2010, Rogers 1997, Ryan et al. 2007, Sampson 1994, Sampson 1995 and Trexler 2001

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Einiosaurus procurvicornis: MOR 456. Its type locality is Canyon Bonebed, MOR TM-046, which is in a Campanian lacustrine - small siltstone in the Two Medicine Formation of Montana.
  • Styracosaurus makeli:

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (3: Montana collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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