Protoceratops
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| phylum | Chordata | Protoceratops is a genus of sheep-sized (1.5 to 2 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.
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| clade | Sauropsida | |
| clade | Diapsida | |
| order | Ornithischia | |
| family | Protoceratopsidae | |
| genus | Protoceratops | |
| species | P. andrewsi | |
| Temporal range | Late Cretaceous |
