Archaeoceratops
Archaeoceratops oshimai
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.
- Family
- Archaeoceratopsidae
- Order
- Ornithischia
- Period
- Cretaceous (120.0–113.0 Ma)
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Length
- 0.9–1.0 m
- Weight
- 3–5 kg
- Type locality
- Xinminpu Group, Gansu, China
- Holotype
- IVPP V11115
- PBDB
- txn:55575