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What is Chasmosaurinae?

Pronunciation: kas-mo-sor-uh-nay
Author: Lawrence Lambe
Year: 1915
Meaning: Cleft lizards (see etymology)
Locomotion: Quadrupedal (four legs)
Synonyms: Ceratopsinae (Marsh, 1888)
[Sereno, 2005]Definition
The most inclusive clade including Chasmosaurus belli but not Centrosaurus apertus.
About
Previously known as Ceratopsinae.

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Etymology
Chasmosaurinae is derived from the Greek "khasma" (wide opening/chasm/cleft) and "sauros" (lizard), named for the huge openings (fenestrae) in their frills, and their relationship to Chasmosaurus—the cleft lizard.
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References
Richard Swann Lull (1933) "A revision of the Ceratopsia or horned dinosaurs".
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