Protoceratops - Wikipedia Protoceratops ( ˌproʊtoʊˈsɛrətɒps ; lit 'first horned face') [1] is a genus of small protoceratopsid dinosaurs that lived in Asia during the Late Cretaceous, around 75 to 71 million years ago The genus Protoceratops includes two species: P andrewsi and the larger P hellenikorhinus
Protoceratops | Mongolia, Late Cretaceous, Herbivore | Britannica Protoceratops, (genus Protoceratops), ceratopsian dinosaur found as fossils in the Gobi Desert from 80-million-year-old deposits of the Late Cretaceous Period Protoceratops was a predecessor of the more familiar horned dinosaurs such as Triceratops
Protoceratops | Legacy of the First Horned Face Dinosaur In the grand tapestry of dinosaur taxonomy, Protoceratops belongs to the Ceratopsia group of ornithischian dinosaurs This collection of herbivorous dinosaurs is known for their beaked faces and frilled skulls that were often adorned with a crazy variety of horns and spikes
Interesting Facts About Protoceratops - ThoughtCo Protoceratops was a small, inoffensive, horned and frilled dinosaur that was most famous for being on the lunch menu of the theropods of late Cretaceous central Asia, including Velociraptor
Protoceratops - facts about protoceratops, one the earliest-known . . . Protoceratops was a herbivore (planting-eating) dinosaur that lived during the late Cretaceous period, between approximately 85 and 80 million years ago Protoceratops was typically sized around 6½ feet (2 meters) long, but some adults grew as large as 9 feet (2 7 meters)
Protoceratops - Dinosaur Park Protoceratops was an early member of the ceratopsian family; the same group that later included dinosaurs like Styracosaurus, Pachyrhinosaurus, and the famous Triceratops Despite its much smaller stature, Protoceratops was a very successful dinosaur that was able to thrive for many millions of years
Protoceratops Dinosaur Facts - information about the dinosaur protoceratops Protoceratops was a genus of dinosaur "Protoceratops" means "first horned face" (recognizing the fact it was one of the earliest ceatopsian dinosaurs with many primitive features) Protoceratops was a member of the Ornithischia ("bird-hipped") order of dinosaurs
Protoceratops - DinoPit Protoceratops, pronounced pro-to-SER-uh-TOPS, (Greek—First Horned Face) was a small prehistoric ceratopsian dinosaur of the ornithischian order that existed in the Late Cretaceous Period
Protoceratops Protoceratops, a diminutive yet crucial herbivorous dinosaur of the Late Cretaceous, beckons paleontologists into the early chapters of ceratopsian evolution