Dinosaur sporting 'wings' on head found

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    Triceratops are passe. Here comes a new horned dinosaur and its cranial ornamentation is even more flowery than the three-horned dinosaur the world had earlier come to know, reveals a new study.

    A study of the recently discovered species, Mercuriceratops gemini, provides more details on this flashy dinosaur which possessed not only the standard trifecta of facial horns but also a giant, winglike frill protruding from the back of its skull.

    The research is based on fossil evidence collected from Montana and Alberta, Canada.

    The dinosaur's name, Mercuriceratops, is a combination of "Mercury" - the Roman God best known for his winged helmet - and "ceratops," a Greek word meaning "horned face."

    Read more http://www.business-standard.com/ar...rting-wings-on-head-found-114062100501_1.html
     

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