Gobiceratops

Go-be-seh-rah-tops.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2015, April 15). Gobiceratops. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/gobiceratops/

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Name

Gobiceratops ‭(‬Gobi horned face‭)‬.

Phonetic

Go-be-seh-rah-tops.

Named By

V.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Alifanov‭ ‬-‭ ‬2008.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Ceratopsia,‭ ‬Bagaceratopidae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

G.‭ ‬minutus‭

Size

Skull‭ ‬3.5‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

Mongolia‭ ‬-‭ ‬Barun Goyot Formation.

Time Period

Campanian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Skull and dentary‭ (‬lower jaw‭) ‬of a juvenile.

In Depth

       Named after the Gobi Desert,‭ ‬Gobiceratops seems to have been a small bagaceratopsid ceratopsian,‭ ‬though since the genus is only known from a juveniles skull,‭ ‬the full adult size is uncertain.‭ ‬Despite this,‭ ‬Gobiceratops may have been a close relative of Bagaceratops.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬The tiny horned dinosaur Gobiceratops minutus gen.‭ ‬et sp.‭ ‬nov.‭ (‬Bagaceratopidae,‭ ‬Neoceratopsia‭) ‬from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Paleontological Journal‭ ‬42‭(‬6‭)‬:621-633.‭ ‬-‭ ‬V.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Alifanov‭ ‬-‭ ‬2008.

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