New dinosaur discovery in Drumheller, Alberta coincides with Jurassic World release!

Jurassic World is coming to theatres next weekend. In it they have created a new genetically modified dinosaur…which seems like such a great idea. So there is a new dinosaur. Wicked.

But actually there is! In Drumheller, Alberta they have discovered a new dinosaur called Regaliceratops peterhewsi aka “Hellboy”…well, he isn’t new. He’s actually 68 million years old, but I think they were waiting to announce him publicly until this movie came out. Smart thinking those palaeontologists.

In other news, Ross Gellar would be SO excited by this!

It’s not every day something 68 million years old gets to be brand new. Announced in an article published by Current Biology, researchers at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology have discovered a new dinosaur species Regaliceratops peterhewsi nicknamed “Hellboy” in the Canadian province of Alberta, a region known globally as one of the richest sources of dinosaur fossils in the world.

Regaliceratops peterhewsi aka “Hellboy” was filmed over several hours as painted by the talented Julius Csotonyi who specializes in Paleoart and Illustration. Julius grew up in Alberta, Canada, and has been drawing dinosaurs since childhood. He has created art for coins for The Royal Canadian Mint, stamps for Canada Post, and his Paleoart art can be found in museums around North America including The Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller, Alberta. Find out more about Julius Csotonyi at: http://csotonyi.com/

– via Travel Alberta