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Diceratops hatcheri is a ceratopsian from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Wyoming. Described as early as 1905, it was long considered as a species of Triceratops. It is only known from a poorly preserved skull slightly larger than Triceratops, lacking the characteristic nasal horn of its famous relative, and with some holes in the frill. The genus name Diceratops is preoccupied by an hymenoptera, so the name Diceratus has been proposed for this dinosaur by Mateus in 2008.Related content
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Certainly. It also needs a new name as Diceratops is preoccupied by a bug...
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Just learn today that it was renamed Diceratus hatcheri by Mateus. Ref: Mateus, O (2008). "Two ornithischian dinosaurs renamed: Microceratops Bohlin 1953 and Diceratops Lull 1905". Journal of Paleontology 82 (2): 423
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Interesting...most interesting. Diceratus? Di-Cera-Tus? Tus? What is a "tus"?
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"cerat" is "horn", "us" is just a generic suffix (as in "saurus").
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Diceratus means "Two-horned" according to the paper.
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