DRUMHELLER, Alta. - Scientists have unearthed a new genus of horned dinosaur that lived in Alberta 68 million years ago.
Researchers from the Royal Tyrrell Museum and the Canadian Museum of Nature made the discovery in a canyon in Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park.
The new horned beast is the earliest known member of -- and possible ancestor to -- the well-known Triceratops group.
It had large orbital horns and a solid frill, and is the largest and most distinct type of horned dinosaur known in Alberta.
Don Brinkman, head curator at the Royal Tyrrell in Drumheller, says the discovery helps fill in the information gap about dinosaurs that lived from 69 to 67 million years ago.
The specimen is currently on display at the museum.
