Archaeoceratops
Archaeoceratops Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, | |
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A. oshimai | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | †Ornithischia |
Clade: | †Ceratopsia |
Infraorder: | †Neoceratopsia |
Family: | †Archaeoceratopsidae |
Genus: | †Archaeoceratops Dong & Azuma, 1997 |
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Archaeoceratops, meaning "ancient horned face", is a genus of basal neoceratopsian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous (Aptian stage) of north central China. It appears to have been bipedal and quite small, reaching 0.9 m (3.0 ft) in length and 10 kg (22 lb) in body mass. It had a comparatively large head but no horns, possessing only a small bony frill projecting from the back of its head.
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