One of the things I love about geology (amongst many!) is that we haven't discovered everything - there are still things to learn and to find. New species of dinosaurs always catch my eye, particularly when there is somethig striking or unusual about the new find.
Nasutoceratops titusi is a species of Ceratopsid dinosaur that roamed what is now Utah in the US during the late Cretaceous period (about 75,000,000 years ago). The 5 metre long, 2.5 tonne herbivore had the longest horns (and the biggest nose) of any species in this group yet discovered - despite plenty of competition from species like Styracosaurus.
Utah is a rich source of dinosaur fossils, such as Dinosaur National Monument. It sounds like there is more to find.....
BBC News story
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