Machairoceratops cronusi Diabloceratops with heavily reinforced vertebrae and

with heavily reinforced vertebrae and pelvic girdles to support the armor

Purussaurus brasiliensis played a similar role to modern crocodiles

pero algunos indicios sugieren que podía haber vivido en grupos pequeños

Las vértebras presentan centros sólidos y apófisis bien desarrolladas

Machairoceratops cronusi Diabloceratops with heavily reinforced vertebrae andMachairoceratops cronusi is a basal ceratopsian dinosaur that lived during the early Late Cretaceous , approximately 77 million years ago, in what is now southern Utah, USA. It was described in 2016 from fossil remains from the Wahweap Formation , a key geological unit for understanding the early diversification of ceratopsians in Laramidia. Its name means "bladed horned face," referring to the distinctive shape of its cranial ornamentation, while the