Dinoceras

Di·​noc·​er·​as

dīˈnäsərəs

taxonomic synonym of uintatherium

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, from dino- dino- + -ceras -ceras

Note: Genus name introduced by the American paleontologist Othniel C. Marsh (1831-99) in "Notice of Some Remarkable Fossil Animals," American Journal of Science and Arts, 3rd series, vol. 4, no. 22 (October, 1872), pp. 343-44.

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