Protoceratops andrewsi illustration

Protoceratops andrewsi illustration

Protoceratops andrewsi
Date 27 December 2015, 21:18:19
Source Own work
Author AntoninJury
Source https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Protoceratops.jpg

Protoceratops ( meaning "First Horned Face") is a genus of sheep-sized (1.8 m long) herbivorous ceratopsian dinosaur, from the Upper Cretaceous Period (Campanian stage) of what is now Mongolia. It was a member of the Protoceratopsidae, a group of early horned dinosaurs. Unlike later ceratopsians, however, it was a much smaller creature that lacked well-developed horns and retained some primitive traits not seen in later genera. Researchers currently distinguish two species of Protoceratops (P. andrewsi and P. hellenikorhinus), based in part by their respective sizes.


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Description		Protoceratops andrewsi illustration Protoceratops andrewsi Date 27 December 2015, 21:18:19 Source Own work Author AntoninJury Source https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Protoceratops.jpg Protoceratops ( meaning "First Horned Face") is a genus of sheep-sized (1.8 m long) herbivorous ceratopsian dinosaur, from the Upper Cretaceous Period (Campanian stage) of what is now Mongolia. It was a member of the Protoceratopsidae, a group of early horned dinosaurs. Unlike later ceratopsians, however, it was a much smaller creature that lacked well-developed horns and retained some primitive traits not seen in later genera. Researchers currently distinguish two species of Protoceratops (P. andrewsi and P. hellenikorhinus), based in part by their respective sizes.

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