Ajugaceratops mariscalensis (was RE: Agujaceratops and Wikipedia musings)

[Tim Williams <twilliams_alpha@hotmail.com>]

Renato Santos wrote:

> I found the name at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dinosaurs
> (red link) and from Olshevky's Dinosaur Genera List I got this:
>
> Agujaceratops Lucas, Sullivan & Hunt, 2006

_Agujaceratops_ is a new genus name for _Chasmosaurus mariscalensis_, giving 
the new combination _Ajugaceratops mariscalensis_.  Apparently the genus 
_Agujaceratops_ appeared in the recent NMMNH Bulletin (#35) (I found this 
out from Tracy Ford - thanks Tracy).  I haven't seen the description by 
Lucas et al. (2006), or know of the grounds for erecting this new genus, but 
past studies have found _Chasmosaurus mariscalensis_ to be a troublesome 
taxon, since it can't decide whether it's closer to _Pentaceratops_ or 
northern _Chasmosaurus_.

Cheers

Tim