haʊˈɛvɚ, ðə nˈɛkst jˈɪɹ pˌeɪliːoʊntˈɑːlədʒˌɪst ɹˈɑːbɚt sˈʌlɪvən dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ɪɾ æz ɐ nˈuː dʒˈɛnəs ænd spˈiːsiːz, ɐlˈæskeɪsfˌeɪl ɡˈæŋɡlɔfi.
However, the next year paleontologist Robert Sullivan described it as a new genus and species, Alaskacephale gangloffi.