Anchiceratops

Anchiceratops ornatus

Anchiceratops — reconstrução científica

Anchiceratops foi um ceratópsio herbívoro do Cretáceo, descrito por Barnum Brown. Viveu há aproximadamente 73.0-70.0 milhões de anos, na região do que hoje é Canadá. Medindo de 5.0-6.0 m, pesando 1.0-2.0 tons, era um representante característico da fauna mesozoica.

Anchiceratops ( ANG-kee-SERR-ə-tops) is an extinct genus of chasmosaurine ceratopsid dinosaur that lived approximately 73 to 68 million years ago during the latter part of the Cretaceous Period in what is now Alberta, Canada.

Anchiceratops was a medium-sized, heavily built, ground-dwelling, quadrupedal herbivore that could grow up to an estimated 4.3 metres (14 ft) long. Its skull featured two long brow horns and a short horn on the nose. The skull frill was elongated and rectangular, its edges adorned by coarse triangular projections. About a dozen skulls of the genus have been found.

Família
Ceratopsidae
Ordem
Ornithischia
Período
Cretaceous (73.0-70.0 MYA)
Dieta
Herbivore
Comprimento
5.0-6.0 m
Peso
1.0-2.0 tons

Fatos científicos

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