Diabloceratops eatoni

A centrosaurine ceratopsian from the Wahweap Formation of Utah, this dinosaur was first described in 2010 by James Kirkland and Donald DeBlieux. It lived during the Late Cretaceous (Campanian Age) about 79 million years ago.

Considering that the modern Rocky Mountains were being formed at the time, it seems possible that an unfortunate Diabloceratops might have encountered volcanoes. Volcanic lightning is a real natural phenomenon, and if you haven't seen photos I highly recommend an image search – it's amazing.

After the last few calm, quiet scenes I've painted, I figured a different tone might be fun, though the results may be straying dangerously close to something one might encounter on the side of a van... in the 1980's...


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