Archaeoceratops

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

Taxonomic details

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

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