Pentaceratops
-described by
Osborn, 1923 (Dodson, 1996). Pentaceratops, the "five
horned face", is an enormous animal, and possibly the
largest of the Ceratopsids (Dodson, 1996). It has a distinct
nasal horn core and long, curved postorbital horns (Dodson,
1996). Pentaceratops not only has the three horn
cores which are the normal complement for any horned
dinosaur, but it also has an extra pair formed by the
epijugals at the tips of the jugals (Dodson, 1996). These
are not however, true horn cores, but rather robust bony
projections. Its frill is very distinctive, long and narrow
with huge parietal fenestrae. The frill is also lined with
prominent epoccipitals (Dodson, 1996). Typical of all
Chasmosaurines, the squamosal bends upward along its length
which results in an erect frill. It has a fairly short tail,
and when compared with skeletons of Chasmosaurus
belli, Pentaceratops has similar body proportions
(Dodson, 1996).
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