Nasutoceratops is a genus of ceratopsid dinosaur that lived in North America about 76.0 to 75.5 million years ago. The first known specimens were discovered in Utah in 2006. A subadult skull with a partial postcranial skeleton and rare skin impressions was made the holotype of the new genus and species Nasutoceratops titusi. It later featured in the Jurassic World films. The holotype skull of Nasutoceratops is approximately 1.5 m (4.9 ft) long, and its body length has been estimated at 4.5 m (14.8 ft) and its weight at 1.5 tonnes. Its brow horns are notable for pointing forward and being approximately 40 percent of total skull length. The functions of ceratopsian frills and horns have been debated: suggestions include signalling, combat, and species recognition; the forward oriented brow horns of Nasutoceratops may have enabled interlocking with opponents. During Nasutoceratops's lifetime its environment was dominated by wetlands supporting a diverse fauna, including other ceratopsians.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1958:

US vice president Richard Nixon's motorcade was attacked by a mob in Caracas, Venezuela. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Richard_Nixon%27s_motorcade

2000:

An explosion (aftermath pictured) at a fireworks factory in Enschede, Netherlands, resulted in 23 deaths and approximately €450 million in damage. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enschede_fireworks_disaster

2008:

Nine bombs placed by the Indian Mujahideen, then an unknown terrorist group, exploded in a 15-minute period in Jaipur, India, killing 80 people and injuring more than 200 others. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaipur_bombings

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weather-gaw: 1. An instance of some phenomenon in the sky said to signal bad weather, such as an incomplete or secondary rainbow, or a parhelion or sun dog; a weather-gall or water-gall. 2. A period of fine weather in the midst of bad weather. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/weather-gaw

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I saw full surely that where our Lord appeareth, peace is taken and wrath hath no place. For I saw no manner of wrath in God, neither for short time nor for long; — for in sooth, as to my sight, if God might be wroth for an instant, we should never have life nor place nor being.   --Julian of Norwich https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Julian_of_Norwich