On March 1st, 2025, Judith the Spiclypeus, a ceratopsian dinosaur, joined the grand dinosaur family of the PNSO Prehistoric Animal Models series. Let’s meet it with some details.
Stories written by YANG Yang
Who is Judith the Spiclypeus?
Judith the Spiclypeus is a ceratopsian dinosaur that lived in the Late Cretaceous. Ceratopsians are a group of dinosaurs known for their diverse head frills and sharp horns.
How did ZHAO Chuang and YANG Yang create Judith the Spiclypeus?
The Size of Judith the Spiclypeus
According to scientific research on the fossils, the body length of Judith the Spiclypeus was set to 5 meters to scale down when we did reconstruction.
The Head of Judith the Spiclypeus
The head of Judith the Spiclypeus was shaped in an inverted triangle, which was featured by a pair of long, laterally projecting brow horns.
Judith the Spiclypeus had a sizeable U-shaped concave atop the center of its frill, and the spikes surrounding the concave curved inward.
The Body of Judith the Spiclypeus
Compared with other ceratopsians, Judith the Spiclypeus had a quite compact body with a highly raised back, huge pelvis, stout limbs and a short tail.
Learn while Play
Subscribe to PNSO.Official YouTube channel. Get to know Judith the Spiclypeus with ZHAO Chuang in the playlist of PNSO Prehistoric Animal Models-Get to Know Dinosaurs. Learn to draw Judith the Spiclypeus with ZHAO Chuang in the playlist of PNSO Prehistoric Animal Models-Learn to Draw Dinosaurs.
