Expeditions mounted to search for ceratopsians in southeast Asia and central South America have been plagued with failure, and few researches were willing to risk their lives tramping through the sodden jungle in search of ceratopsians, especially when so many interesting species could be studied in the more hospitable grasslands and forests. Spec’s scientific community, therefore, responded with shock to Portuguese specbiologist João Boto’s proposal of a new ceratopsian-finding expedition. Boto’s plan was to lead a team of researchers deep into the jungles of Borneo with the objective of studying this fascinating creature in its native habitat. He succeeded.