Title |
‘Nedoceratops’: An Example of a Transitional Morphology
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Published in |
PLOS ONE, December 2011
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DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0028705 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
John B. Scannella, John R. Horner |
Abstract |
The holotype and only specimen of the chasmosaurine ceratopsid dinosaur 'Nedoceratops hatcheri' has been the source of considerable taxonomic debate since its initial description. At times it has been referred to its own genus while at others it has been considered synonymous with the contemporaneous chasmosaurine Triceratops. Most recently, the debate has focused on whether the specimen represents an intermediate ontogenetic stage between typical young adult Triceratops and the proposed mature morphology, which was previously considered to represent a distinct genus, 'Torosaurus'. |
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United States | 4 | 36% |
Singapore | 1 | 9% |
Mexico | 1 | 9% |
Indonesia | 1 | 9% |
Argentina | 1 | 9% |
Unknown | 3 | 27% |
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United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
Canada | 1 | 2% |
Spain | 1 | 2% |
United States | 1 | 2% |
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Student > Master | 7 | 12% |
Other | 5 | 9% |
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Unknown | 9 | 16% |
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Philosophy | 1 | 2% |
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