Craspedodon: Research Database Iguanodontia (Ornithischia) · Late Cretaceous (~83-79 MYA) · Europe — Belgium (Hainaut Province) Research Note: Craspedodon was an iguanodontian ornithischian from the Late Cretaceous of Belgium — one of the few known ornithischians from the Late Cretaceous of Europe and an important taxon for understanding ornithischian diversity in European Cretaceous ecosystems. … Read more
Bainoceratops: Research Database Ceratopsidae (Ornithischia) · Late Cretaceous (~75–70 MYA) · Asia — Mongolia (Gobi Desert, Barun Goyot Formation) Research Note: Bainoceratops was a protoceratopsid ceratopsian from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia — part of the diverse ceratopsian fauna of the Gobi Desert. As a member of the Protoceratopsidae, it provides data on ceratopsian … Read more
Graciliceratops: Research Database Ceratopsia (Ornithischia) · Late Cretaceous (~80 MYA) ·> Asia — Mongolia (Gobi Desert) Research Note: Graciliceratops was a basal ceratopsian from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. As a member of Ceratopsia, it provides important data on ceratopsian diversity and evolution in the Late Cretaceous of Asia. Research Finding Status Grade … Read more
Sinoceratops: Research Database Ceratopsia (Ornithischia) · Late Cretaceous (~72–66 MYA) · Asia — China (Shandong, Wangshi Group) Research Note: Sinoceratops was a ceratopsian from the Late Cretaceous Wangshi Group of Shandong, China. As an Asian ceratopsid, it provides important data on ceratopsid diversity and evolution in the Latest Cretaceous of East Asia. Research … Read more
In Depth Koreaceratops made headlines in 2011 for two reasons, the first being that this was the first ceratopsian dinosaur to be discovered in South Korea. The second is the theory that Koreaceratops may have been semi aquatic. The latter is idea is based upon the observation of the tall neural spines of the recovered … Read more
In Depth Pentaceratops is one of the better known ceratopsian dinosaurs, yet some people still mistakingly think that it have five horns, based upon the literal translation of its name. In actual fact the nasal and brow (over the eye) horns make up number one to three, with horns four and five actually being the … Read more
In Depth Yamaceratops is a genus of primitive ceratopsian dinosaur that when first described was thought to have lived in the early Cretaceous, though later study has now revealed Yamaceratops to have lived during the late Cretaceous. Yamaceratops is named after Yama, a Tibetan Buddhist deity combined ‘ceratops’ which means horned face. Further Reading - … Read more
In Depth Serendipaceratops is often regarded as a dubious dinosaur genus, but if it is not, then it is actually the first ceratopsian dinosaur to be discovered as living in Australia. The story begins in 1993 when during the Dinosaur Cove Project, an isolated almost complete ulna bone (the same as one of the ones … Read more
Micropachycephalosaurus: Research Database Ceratopsia (Ornithischia) · Late Cretaceous (~80-73 MYA) · Asia — China (Shandong, Wangshi Group) Research Note: Micropachycephalosaurus was a small ceratopsian dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of China — one of the smallest known ceratopsians and an important taxon for understanding ceratopsian diversity and evolution in the Cretaceous of Asia. … Read more
In Depth Platyceratops is a genus of ceratopsian dinosaur that has a noted similarity to the genus Bagaceratops, with some researchers even considering that the two genera may actually be synonymous with one another. However, the skull of Platyceratops is noted as being quite a bit larger than what is known for Bagaceratops, so it … Read more