Monoclonius

dinosaur genus

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Monoclonius is a genus of ceratopsian dinosaurs known for its large nasal horn. These dinosaurs lived during the Late Cretaceous period in North America. The name Monoclonius was proposed by E.D. Cope, a paleontologist who explored the badlands of Montana.12

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dinosaur
American hunting expeditions
for Coelophysis and Monoclonius. Cope’s dinosaur explorations began in the eastern badlands of Montana, where he discovered Monoclonius in the Judith River Formation of the Late Cretaceous Epoch (100.5 million to 66 million years ago). Accompanying him there was a talented young assistant, Charles H. Sternberg. Later Sternberg…
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for Coelophysis and Monoclonius. Cope’s dinosaur explorations began in the eastern badlands of Montana, where he discovered Monoclonius in the Judith River Formation of the Late Cretaceous Epoch (100.5 million to 66 million years ago). Accompanying him there was a talented young assistant, Charles H. Sternberg. Later Sternberg…
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dinosaur
American hunting expeditions
… of Montana, where he discovered Monoclonius in the Judith River Formation of the Late Cretaceous Epoch (100.5 million to 66 million years ago). Accompanying him there was a talented young assistant, Charles H. Sternberg. Later Sternberg and his three sons went on to recover countless dinosaur skeletons from the Oldman…
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… of Montana, where he discovered Monoclonius in the Judith River Formation of the Late Cretaceous Epoch (100.5 million to 66 million years ago). Accompanying him there was a talented young assistant, Charles H. Sternberg. Later Sternberg and his three sons went on to recover countless dinosaur skeletons from the Oldman…
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