A new species of dinosaur that roamed the Earth 75 million years ago has been named after the scientist who discovered it on his first ever fossil hunt.
Dr Bill Shipp, a retired nuclear physicist, discovered the specimen on land not far from his house in Montana.
Although it was discovered more than ten years ago, it has only now been formally recognised as a separate species in a study carried out by the Canadian Museum of Nature.
The beast, which has a large head with a frill, is named Spiclypeus shipporum in honour of the man who found it and from the Latin word for spiked shield.
It resembled the triceratops, but had a unique arrangement of bony triangular spikes protruding from its frill and distinct sideways-protruding horns over its eyes.read more
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