#gremlin slobodorum

[may-fajman]

ITS GREMLIN!

[fishsfailureson]

Gremlin slobodorum

[knuppitalism-with-ue]

what’s Gremlin?

Gremlin slobodorum is a new leptoceratopsid ceratopsian from the Oldman Formation of the Late Cretaceous of North America.

It is not known from GOOD remains... but it has an excellent name.

[new-dinosaurs]

Gremlin slobodorum Ryan et al., 2023 (new genus and species)

(Type frontal [bone in the top of the skull] of Gremlin slobodorum, from Ryan et al., 2023)

Meaning of name: Gremlin = gremlin [creature in 20th-Century folklore blamed for aircraft malfunctions]; slobodorum = for Ed and Wendy Sloboda [contributors to paleontological discoveries in Alberta, the latter of whom discovered the original fossil]

Age: Late Cretaceous (Campanian), between 76.7–77 million years ago

Where found: Oldman Formation, Alberta, Canada

How much is known: A partial right frontal (bone in the top of the skull).

Notes: Gremlin was a leptoceratopsid ceratopsian. Unlike the better known ceratopsid ceratopsians (such as Triceratops), leptoceratopsids were relatively small (mostly around sheep-sized) and lacked horns. Although it is very incompletely known, Gremlin can be distinguished from other leptoceratopsids by the presence of a ridge running across the top of each frontal ("tr" in the figure above). It also fills a gap in time in the fossil record of leptoceratopsids in Alberta, being intermediate in age between the older Gryphoceratops from the Milk River Formation and the younger Unescoceratops from the Dinosaur Park Formation.

Reference: Ryan, M.J., L. Micucci, H. Rizo, C. Sullivan, Y.-N. Lee, and D.C. Evans. 2023. A new Late Cretaceous leptoceratopsid (Dinosauria: Ceratopsia) from the Oldman Formation (Campanian) of Alberta, Canada. Pp. 151–165, in Y.-N. Lee (ed.), Windows Into Sauropsid and Synapsid Evolution. Dinosaur Science Center Press, Seoul.

[infodumpingaboutnature]

So a new species of dinosaur was just discovered and uh……. They named it Gremlin. Gremlin slobodorum…….

So Gremilin slobodorum is a species of leptoceratopsid ceratopsian dinosaur that lived during the Campanian stage of the Cretaceous period around 77 million years ago. Its fragmentary remains were first found in the Oldman Formation in Alberta, Canada and were originally thought to have belonged to a different genus of small ceratopsian called Cerasinops since their remains have been found in rock layers around that same age.

(Cerasinops compared to a modern house cat. Art by cisiopurple on Deviantart)

However, it was just recently discovered to be a completely new genus and so it was given the name: Gremlin slobodorum. The genus name “Gremlin” obviously refers to the mischievous mythical creature while the species name “slobodorum” is in honor of Ed and Wendy Sloboda who were both involved in the discovery of the holotype specimen.

If I’m being honest I don’t really like the genus name of this dinosaur. Like I’m all for extinct creatures having names inspired by mythology but just calling it Gremlin feels lazy in my opinion. Like it does look like a Gremlin but maybe Gremlinsaurus or Gremlinceratops would’ve been better names. But despite its uncreative (in my opinion) name I still think it’s a pretty cool dinosaur and can’t wait for more paleo art of this guy to start popping up. Also, no hate to the people who named this genus or if you like the name. I just wish it wasn’t just called Gremlin. Who knows maybe the name will grow on me.

[dynamoterror1011]

Quick colored sketch I made a little while ago of the newly described Gremlin slobodorum, a particularly fragmentary Leptoceratopsid.

[loganofthenorth]

NEW DINOSAUR SKIN JUST DROPPED LET'S GOO

https://www.sci.news/paleontology/gremlin-slobodorum-12547.html

Ha!

Gremlin slobodorum

I love that!

Yo guys! Canada was once home to the Gremlinsaurus!

[gaetaniu]

Identificata in Canada una nuova specie di dinosauro erbivoro

Gremlin slobodorum. I paleontologi hanno trovato il fossile di una specie finora sconosciuta di dinosauro leptoceratopside vissuto più di 70 milioni di anni fa nell’attuale Alberta, in Canada. La nuova specie di dinosauro si aggirava sul nostro pianeta durante l’era campaniana del tardo Cretaceo, circa 77 milioni di anni fa. Chiamato Gremlin slobodorum, l’antico animale era lungo circa 2…