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1 September 2012 A New Maastrichtian Species of the Centrosaurine Ceratopsid Pachyrhinosaurus from the North Slope of Alaska
Anthony R. Fiorillo, Ronald S. Tykoski
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Abstract

The Cretaceous rocks of the Prince Creek Formation contain the richest record of polar dinosaurs found anywhere in the world. Here we describe a new species of horned dinosaur, Pachyrhinosaurus perotorum that exhibits an apomorphic character in the frill, as well as a unique combination of other characters. Phylogenetic analysis of 16 taxa of ceratopsians failed to resolve relationships between P. perotorum and other Pachyrhinosaurus species (P. canadensis and P. lakustai). P. perotorum shares characters with each of the previously known species that are not present in the other, including very large nasal and supraorbital bosses that are nearly in contact and separated only by a narrow groove as in P. canadensis, and a rostral comb formed by the nasals and premaxillae as in P. lakustai. P. perotorum is the youngest centrosaurine known (70–69 Ma), and the locality that produced the taxon, the Kikak-Tegoseak Quarry, is close to the highest latitude for recovery of ceratopsid remains.

Anthony R. Fiorillo and Ronald S. Tykoski "A New Maastrichtian Species of the Centrosaurine Ceratopsid Pachyrhinosaurus from the North Slope of Alaska," Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 57(3), 561-573, (1 September 2012). https://doi.org/10.4202/app.2011.0033
Received: 4 April 2011; Accepted: 23 July 2011; Published: 1 September 2012
KEYWORDS
Arctic
Centrosaurinae
Cretaceous
Dinosauria
Kikak-Tegoseak Quarry
Prince Creek Formation
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