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Lokiceratops, a ‘remarkable’ new dinosaur species, has been found in Montana, researchers say
A new plant-eating dinosaur species described as “remarkable” and among the “largest and most ornate ever found” has been discovered during an excavation in northern Montana, researchers say.
Lokiceratops rangiformis, whose discovery was first reported in the scientific journal PeerJ on Thursday, is now set to have a reconstruction of its skull go on display at the Natural History Museum of Utah.
“The dinosaur, excavated from the badlands of northern Montana just a few miles from the USA-Canada border, is among the largest and most ornate ever found, with two huge blade-like horns on the back of its frill,” the Museum said in a statement.
“More than 78 million years ago, Lokiceratops inhabited the swamps and floodplains along the eastern shore of Laramidia,” it added. “This island continent represents what is now the western part of North America created when a great seaway divided the continent around 100 million years ago.”
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A reconstruction of Lokiceratops in the 78-million-year-old swamps of northern Montana. (Fabrizio Lavezzi/Evolutionsmuseet, Knuthenborg/Natural History Museum of Utah)
The museum says the dinosaur possesses “several unique features,” including “the absence of a nose horn, huge, curving blade-like horns on the back of the frill – the largest ever found on a horned dinosaur – and a distinct, asymmetric spike in the middle of the frill.
“Lokiceratops rangiformis appeared at least 12 million years earlier than its famous cousin Triceratops and was the largest horned dinosaur of its time,” the Museum also said. “The name Lokiceratops translates as ‘Loki’s horned face’ honoring the blade-wielding Norse god Loki. The second name, rangiformis, refers to the differing horn lengths on each side of the frill, similar to the asymmetric antlers of caribou and reindeer. ”
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A rendering of the skull of Lokiceratops. The dinosaur’s reconstructed skull is set to go on display at the Natural History Museum of Utah. (Andrey Atuchin/Fabrizio Lavezzi/Evolutionsmuseet, Knuthenborg/Museum of Evolution in Maribo, Denmark/Natural History Museum of Utah)
The fossil remains of the dinosaur were discovered in 2019 in the Kennedy Coulee region of Montana before being restored and put on display at the Museum of Evolution in Maribo, Denmark.
A reconstruction of the skull and a full-size sculpture will now be available for viewing at the Natural History Museum of Utah in Salt Lake City for the next six months, according to the museum.
An artist’s impression of newly identified Cretaceous Period horned dinosaur Lokiceratops, whose fossils were unearthed in the badlands of Montana. (Reuters/Sergey Krasovskiy)
“The behemoth is a member of the horned dinosaurs called ceratopsids, a group that evolved around 92 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous, diversified into a myriad of fantastically ornamented species, and survived until the end of the time of dinosaurs,” it added.
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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A hiker was rescued after suffering a medical emergency on the Diamond Head Crater Trail Saturday morning.
The Honolulu Fire Department said crews responded at about 10:30 a.m. after a woman in her 30s became unable to descend from the top of the trail.
Firefighters climbed the trail on foot while another crew prepared a nearby landing zone for air operations.
HFD’s Air 1 helicopter inserted rescue personnel to the woman’s location, where they assessed her condition and provided basic life support.
The hiker was then airlifted to the landing zone and transferred to Honolulu Emergency Medical Services shortly after 11 a.m.
No firefighter injuries were reported.
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BUTTE — Butte’s annual Montana Folk Festival is drawing crowds to six stages set up across Uptown Butte, bringing art, food and music — along with some high temperatures.
WATCH: Heat can’t stop the Montana Folk Festival in Butte
Montana Folk Festival brings heat along with music, food, and art
Reggae artist Prezident Brown and his band iSound are among the performers taking the heat in stride. Brown said the dry mountain climate is nothing compared to what he’s used to back home.
“I can honestly say hundred degrees in Jamaica is a whole different story.”
When asked how he’s staying cool, Brown kept it simple.
“Yeah! I just do what I do. I drink water…orange juice!”
The Legendary Ingramettes, a gospel group from Virginia, are also finding Butte’s climate agreeable.
“We have a lot of humidity, and Butte does not. So, I’m enjoying the heat! The dry air!!”
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With temperatures peaking around 90 degrees, food vendors are feeling the warmth more directly. Bozeman-based vendor Vickie Backus is working over a hot grill, serving pierogies, a food originating in Eastern Europe.
I ask her how she is keeping cool.
“You know? I’m not. I’m drinking lots of water. I have sunscreen on and I’m just leaning into it.”
Festival-goers wandering between the six stages are largely dressed for the heat — big hats, long sleeves, and sunglasses. At least one person is going barefoot —first-time festival attendee Sean Villere from Missoula says the pavement doesn’t phase him.
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“It’s not that hot yet. I think it might get hotter, but it’s okay right now.”
Villere said he hasn’t worn shoes in a couple of years, including through two winters, and the callouses he’s built up protect his feet from the hot pavement.
Over the years, extreme weather has impacted festival attendance, but this year most people seem comfortable with the conditions.
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