Centrosaurus brinkmani

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Mark Schultz Centrosaurus brinkmani artwork.

Art © Mark Schultz 2005.

Selected cranial elements of Centrosaurus brinkmani, n. sp.  A, TMP 2002.68.3, parietal , dorsal view;  holotype parietal TMP 2002.68.1. B, dorsal; C, close up of left parietal processes P1-3 ornamentation, caudal view; TMP 2002.68.10, postorbital D, right lateral, E, caudal views; TMP 2002.68.5 (right), F, anterior view.  EO, extra ossification; F, frontal; O, orbit; P1-3, parietal processes; PB, palpebral; PBS, palpebral suture; PF, prefrontal; SOH, supraorbital horn; TG, transverse groove.  Scale bar  = 10 cm.

Generalized illustrations of the parietals of Centrosaurus brinkmani, A, and, Centrosaurus apertus, B. 1-7, parietal processes.  Scale bar = 10 cm.

Right lateral Centrosaurus brinkmani parietal skull after preparation in Dinosaur Provincial Park by the RTMP Volunteer Preparation Program.

Centorsaurus brinkmani’s namesake, Dr. Don Brinkman, Head of Research, Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology (photo courtesy RTMP).

Cladistic relationships of the Centrosaurinae based on 17 characters.  Percent support for clades from bootstrap analysis (5000 replicates) are listed above each branches in italics.