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This cache was part of the series set out to support the 2012 Los Banos Geocaching Event, GC3RMVY. Renamed and repurposed in 2014.


Ojoceratops (Greek for "Ojo horned face"); pronounced OH-ho-SEH-rah-tops

Habitat: Woodlands of southern North America
Historical Period: Late Cretaceous (70 million years ago)
Size and Weight: About 20 feet long and 2-3 tons
Diet: Plants
Distinguishing Characteristics: Two large horns over eyes; distinctive frill

What with all the discussion lately about Torosaurus possibly being reassigned to the Triceratops genus, don't be surprised if the very Triceratops-like Ojoceratops eventually suffers the same fate. This ceratopsian, the fossils of which were recently discovered in New Mexico's Ojo Alamo Formation, looked an awful lot like its more famous cousin, though it did have a somewhat distinctive, roundish frill. The catch is that Ojoceratops seems to have lived a few million years before Triceratops, which is probably the only thing that will keep it in the official dinosaur record books!

http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/herbivorousdinosaurs/p/Ojoceratops.htm

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