Archaeoceratops

Archaeoceratops

Pronunciation:
ahr-kee-oh-serra-tops
Name meaning:
'ancient horned face'
Archaeoceratops
ceratopsian silhouette
Type of dinosaur:
ceratopsian
Length:
1.3m
Diet:
herbivorous herbivorous food icon
When it lived:
Early Cretaceous, 121-99 million years ago
Found in:
China

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Ornithischia, Neornithischia, Cerapoda, Marginocephalia, Ceratopsia, Neoceratopsia
Named by:
Dong and Azuma (1987)
Type species:
oshimai

Step back in time

Find out more about dinosaurs' lives and the world they lived in.

Fun and games

Learn more about dinosaurs through toys, board games and activity kits, available from our online shop.

Dinosaurs gallery

Roarrr. Come face-to-face with some of the Museum's most famous dinosaurs.