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Description
Tialococeratops
Name meaning: “Tialoc horned face”
Length: 20-24 feet
Height: 6-7 feet
Weight: 3-4 tons
Habitat: shrublands
Region: Mexico
Era: late Cretaceous (69-66 mya)

- first set of fossils were found in 2030 and showed evidence of scavenging and scorch marks. It was 40% complete and was dated to around 66 mya; the same time as the K-Pg mass extinction event. Two unknown tyrannosaurids were also found near the same proximity and also shows evidence of scorching on the bones. There is a possibility that the individual ceratopsian was weak or extremely ill which made it easy for the tyrannosaurs to take down.
- Named after a patron Aztec god of rain named Tialoc, Tialococeratops earned its official genus name in 2032. Based on its features, this ceratopsian dinosaur is a centrosaurine and is closely related to Pachyrhinosaurus.
- Tialococeratops is characterized by its peculiar horn like dome on its snout. The first specimen from 2030 (QUZ-678443) was most likely a very old male. Sexual dimorphism between males and females is quite apparent in this genus; as females possess a less pronounced nose boss.
- This dinosaur lived in scrublands in what is now Mexico. They lived in huge herds and were low browsers. Primarily feeding on ferns and cycads. Other types of fauna have been found in the same rock formation as Tialococeratops. However, they’re rather fragmentary in comparison. Another possible ceratopsian genera, 3 hadrosaurids, 2 ankylosaurids, an unidentified azdrachid pterosaur, and various other fauna have been found.

Notable fossils
2030- 40% complete specimen was first discovered in a rock formation near Yucatán. It showed evidence that it was killed and then consumed by 2 indeterminate tyrannosaurs moments before the 5th mass extinction event occurred. Specimen QUZ-678443 is currently in storage at Brazo valley museum of natural history in Texas
2034- several individuals were found in rocks that date to 69 mya. They all died from a flash flood and included both adults and juveniles. Unfortunately most of the remains consisted of scattered bones. 80% of the dinosaurs that died from the flash flood were Tialococeratops; and it seems that some theropods scavenged off the dead carcasses of the unfortunate ceratopsians (due to fossil tracks being found rather close to the dead bodies)

Description
Tialococeratops
Name meaning: “Tialoc horned face”
Length: 20-24 feet
Height: 6-7 feet
Weight: 3-4 tons
Habitat: shrublands
Region: Mexico
Era: late Cretaceous (69-66 mya)

- first set of fossils were found in 2030 and showed evidence of scavenging and scorch marks. It was 40% complete and was dated to around 66 mya; the same time as the K-Pg mass extinction event. Two unknown tyrannosaurids were also found near the same proximity and also shows evidence of scorching on the bones. There is a possibility that the individual ceratopsian was weak or extremely ill which made it easy for the tyrannosaurs to take down.
- Named after a patron Aztec god of rain named Tialoc, Tialococeratops earned its official genus name in 2032. Based on its features, this ceratopsian dinosaur is a centrosaurine and is closely related to Pachyrhinosaurus.
- Tialococeratops is characterized by its peculiar horn like dome on its snout. The first specimen from 2030 (QUZ-678443) was most likely a very old male. Sexual dimorphism between males and females is quite apparent in this genus; as females possess a less pronounced nose boss.
- This dinosaur lived in scrublands in what is now Mexico. They lived in huge herds and were low browsers. Primarily feeding on ferns and cycads. Other types of fauna have been found in the same rock formation as Tialococeratops. However, they’re rather fragmentary in comparison. Another possible ceratopsian genera, 3 hadrosaurids, 2 ankylosaurids, an unidentified azdrachid pterosaur, and various other fauna have been found.

Notable fossils
2030- 40% complete specimen was first discovered in a rock formation near Yucatán. It showed evidence that it was killed and then consumed by 2 indeterminate tyrannosaurs moments before the 5th mass extinction event occurred. Specimen QUZ-678443 is currently in storage at Brazo valley museum of natural history in Texas
2034- several individuals were found in rocks that date to 69 mya. They all died from a flash flood and included both adults and juveniles. Unfortunately most of the remains consisted of scattered bones. 80% of the dinosaurs that died from the flash flood were Tialococeratops; and it seems that some theropods scavenged off the dead carcasses of the unfortunate ceratopsians (due to fossil tracks being found rather close to the dead bodies)