Microceratus

Microceratus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 90 Ma
Life restoration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Ornithischia
Clade: Neornithischia
Clade: Ceratopsia
Clade: Neoceratopsia
Genus: Microceratus
Mateus, 2008
Species:
M. gobiensis
Binomial name
Microceratus gobiensis
(Bohlin, 1953)
Other species
  • M. sulcidens? Bohlin, 1953
Synonyms

Microceratops Bohlin, 1953 (preoccupied by Seyrig, 1952)

Microceratus (meaning "small-horned") is a genus of small ceratopsian dinosaur that lived in the Cretaceous period in Asia. It walked on two legs, had short front arms, a characteristic ceratopsian frill and beak-like mouth, and was around 60 cm (2.0 ft) long.[1] It was one of the first ceratopsians, or horned dinosaurs, along with Psittacosaurus in Mongolia.

  1. ^ Holtz, Thomas R. Jr. (2012). Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages (PDF). Winter 2011 Appendix