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QUICK FACTS
 WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Also known as:
Not Available
Etymology:
'Early horned face'
Pronunciation:
pro-toe-SER-a-tops
DISCOVERY
Protoceratops andrewsi
was discovered by Gregory in 1923 in the Djadokhta Formation of Ömnögov', Mongolia
VITAL STATISTICS
Time Span:
83.5 - 70.6 mya
Length: 1.8 m Weight: 240 - 245 kg Diet: Herbivore CLASSIFICATION
Class:
Sauropsida
Sub-class:
Diapsida
Super-order:
Dinosauria
Order:
Ornithischia
Sub-order:
Cerapoda
Infra-order:
Ceratopsia
Family:
Neoceratopsia
Genus:
Protoceratops
Species:
andrewsi
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Protoceratops andrewsi
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One of the earliest ceratopsians, Protoceratops may have been the ancestor of the later horned dinosaurs. Species name honours the legendary fossil hunter and adventurer Roy Chapman Andrews.
The eggs of Protoceratops were amongst the first dinosaur eggs to be discovered.
