# Mr. Mojoceratops Risin' **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 9, 2010, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-mojoceratops-risin/546081 "2010-07-09T11:32:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-mojoceratops-risin/546081/1 "2010-07-09T11:32:43Z")
> [@](#): > > When Nicholas Longrich discovered a new dinosaur species with a heart-shaped frill on its head, he wanted to come up with a name just as flamboyant as the dinosaur’s appearance. Over a few beers with fellow paleontologists one night, he blurted out the first thing that came to mind: Mojoceratops."It was just a joke, but then everyone stopped and looked at each other and said, ‘Wait – that actually sounds cool,’ " said Longrich, a postdoctoral associate at Yale University. “I tried to come up with serious names after that, but Mojoceratops just sort of stuck.” > **[Mojoceratops: New dinosaur species named for flamboyant frill](http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100708160935.htm)** > > When Nicholas Longrich discovered a new dinosaur species with a heart-shaped frill on its head, he wanted to come up with a name just as flamboyant as the dinosaur's appearance. Over a few beers with fellow paleontologists one night, he blurted out... Looks like the new fossil is a case of old skulls thought to be my friend the Chasmosaurus re-interpreted in light of new data and more careful study. But we can always use a new ceratopsian, especially one with a cool name. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-mojoceratops-risin/546081/2 "2010-07-09T11:45:18Z")
That’s awesome! The only name I can think that could top it would be the Colberasaurus (we just need for some paleontologist to discover a skeleton with giant balls). ---
**Author:** ![Alienhand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@Alienhand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alienhand)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-mojoceratops-risin/546081/3 "2010-07-09T15:12:24Z")
If you turn the picture upside down, it does look like a sack. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-mojoceratops-risin/546081/4 "2010-07-09T16:23:38Z")
Did it have a thagomizer? ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-mojoceratops-risin/546081/5 "2010-07-09T18:51:33Z")
I nominate this topic/thread title as one of all time best. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-mojoceratops-risin/546081/6 "2010-07-09T19:10:10Z")
Yeah baby, yeah!