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Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune "My mother is really proud," said Alan Titus, left. "Nasutoceratops" translates as "big-nose horned face, and its second name, "titusi" is for Titus, paleontologist at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The newly named dinosaur, Nasutoceratops titusi, was unveiled by paleontologists from the Natural History Museum of Utah, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science at Utah's Natural History Museum in Salt Lake City Wednesday, July 17, 2013. It was discovered in 2006 at the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Courtesy | Lukas Panzann An artist’s version of the newly named horned dinosaur Nasutoceratops titusi discovered in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah.

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Scott Sampson, vice president of research and collections at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, gives details about the appearance and habitat of Nasutoceratops. The newly named dinosaur, Nasutoceratops titusi, was unveiled by paleontologists from the Natural History Museum of Utah, the Bureau of Land Management and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science at Utah's Natural History Museum in Salt Lake City Wednesday, July 17, 2013. It was discovered in 2006 in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune The newly discovered dinosaur, Nasutoceratops titusi, was unveiled by paleontologists from the Natural History Museum of Utah at the University of Utah, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science at Utah's Natural History Museum in Salt Lake City Wednesday, July 17, 2013. The dinosaur's remains were discovered in 2006 at the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. An artist rendering depicts the swampy, subtropical environment on the island continent of western North America, known as Laramidia where Nasutoceratops titusi lived.

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Nasutoceratops titusi had teeth that functioned like "gardening shears" said Mark Loewen, a museum paleontologist and a university geology professor. Nasutoceratops titusi was unveiled by paleontologists from the Natural History Museum of Utah at the University of Utah, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science at Utah's Natural History Museum in Salt Lake City Wednesday, July 17, 2013. The dinosaur was discovered in 2006 at the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument.

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Scott Sampson, vice president of research and collections at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, gives details about the appearance and habitat of Nasutoceratops. The newly named dinosaur, Nasutoceratops titusi, was unveiled by paleontologists from the Natural History Museum of Utah, the Bureau of Land Management and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science at Utah's Natural History Museum in Salt Lake City Wednesday, July 17, 2013. It was discovered in 2006 in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Nose, jaw and skulls bones of the newly discovered dinosaur species, Nasutoceratops titusi, that was unveiled by paleontologists from the Natural History Museum of Utah at the University of Utah, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science at Utah's Natural History Museum in Salt Lake City Wednesday, July 17, 2013. It was discovered in 2006 in the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument.

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune "The amazing horns of Nasutoceratops were most likely used as visual signals of dominance and, when that wasn’t enough, as weapons for combatting rivals," said Mark Loewen, a museum paleontologist and a U. geology professor. The newly named dinosaur, Nasutoceratops titusi, was unveiled by paleontologists from the Natural History Museum of Utah, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science at Utah's Natural History Museum in Salt Lake City Wednesday, July 17, 2013. It was discovered in 2006 in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Nasutoceratops titusi was a 15-foot long, 2.5 ton plant-eater that roamed the eastern shore of a land called Laramidia about 76 million years ago, according to University of Utah research. The newly named dinosaur was unveiled by paleontologists from the Natural History Museum of Utah, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science at Utah's Natural History Museum in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. It was discovered in 2006 at the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune "The amazing horns of Nasutoceratops were most likely used as visual signals of dominance and, when that wasn’t enough, as weapons for combatting rivals," said Mark Loewen, a museum paleontologist and a U. geology professor. The newly named dinosaur, Nasutoceratops titusi, was unveiled by paleontologists from the Natural History Museum of Utah, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science at Utah's Natural History Museum in Salt Lake City Wednesday, July 17, 2013. It was discovered in 2006 in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune "My mother is really proud," said Alan Titus, left. "Nasutoceratops" translates as "big-nose horned face, and the second name, "titusi" is named after Titus, paleontologist at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The newly named dinosaur, Nasutoceratops titusi, was unveiled by paleontologists from the Natural History Museum of Utah, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science at Utah's Natural History Museum in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. It was discovered in 2006 in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.