Description

Furcatoceratops (The Age of Dinosaurs)Dims: 11 x 4.3cm.Period: TUpper Cretaceous.Meaning: Forked horned face.Fun Facts:Furcatoceratops (Fur-kat-toe-sera-tops) – A four-metre-long Late Cretaceous horned dinosaur from the Judith River Formation of Montana (USA). Its large brow horns curved sharply downwards, and it was scientifically described in 2023. It is known from a remarkably complete but disarticulated skeleton which represents a subadult animal. The three-dimensionally preserved fossil bones have helped palaeontologists to get a better understanding of horned dinosaur anatomy and growth rates.