Name: Magnirostris dodsoni Etymology: From the Latin 'magnus' (large) and 'rostrum' (beak); and after Prof. Peter Dodson for his contribution to the study of horned dinosaurs Distribution: Late Cretaceous (Campanian) of Mongolia Type Specimen: Almost complete skull and articulated lower jaw Estimated size: 2.5 m in length First described by: You et al., 2003. | Image courtesy of ZEGH8578 |
I unfortunately don't know enough about ceratopsian anatomy to determine the validity of this myself, so until an official name change is published, it's still a valid taxon in my mind. Good luck, M. dodsoni!
Makovicky, P. J., Norell, M. A. 2006. Yamaceratops dorngobiensis, a new primitive ceratopsian (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Cretaceous of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 3530, 1-42.
You, H., Dong, Z. 2003. A new protoceratopsid (Dinosauria: Neoceratopsia) from the Late Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 77(3):299-303