#serendipaceratops

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The most interesting extinct australian animal starting with 'S'

Sauricthys

Savannasaurus

Serendipaceratops

Silvabestius

Simosthenurus

Steropodon

Voting ended onFeb 2, 2024

Sauricthys, a triassic fish Savannasaurus, a cretaceous sauropod dinosaur Serendipaceratops, an ankylosaurian dinosaur that one guy thinks is a ceratopsian dinosaur Silvabestius, a cenozoic arboreal? diprotodontid marsupial Simosthenurus, a cenozoic short-faced kangaroo Steropodon, a cretaceous platypus

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Serendipaceratops arthurcclarkei

By José Carlos Cortés on @ryuukibart​

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Name: Serendipaceratops arthurcclarkei

Name Meaning: Serendipitous Horned Face

First Described: 2003

Described By: Rich & Vickers-Rich

Classification: Dinosauria, Ornithischia, Genasauria

Serendipaceratops is an ornithischian from the Early Cretaceous, specifically the Aptian age, around 115 million years ago. It was found in the Wonthaggi Formation in Australia and is known from a lower arm bone. It can only be confidently placed in Genasauria, a group that includes most Ornithischians, however it was originally thought to be a Ceratopsian, one of the only ones known from the Southern Hemisphere. It was then thought to be similar to an ankylosaur, and thus, remains in Genasauria without further remains. 

Source:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serendipaceratops

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