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

Protoceratops Skeleton