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.