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QUICK FACTS
 WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Also known as:
Not Available
Etymology:
'Close horn face'
Pronunciation:
ANG-ki-SER-a-tops
DISCOVERY
Anchiceratops ornatus
was discovered by Brown in 1914 in the Dinosaur Park Formation of Alberta, Canada
VITAL STATISTICS
Time Span:
83.5 - 70.6 mya
Length: 5 - 6 m Weight: 2500 - 3800 kg Diet: Herbivore CLASSIFICATION
Class:
Sauropsida
Sub-class:
Diapsida
Super-order:
Dinosauria
Order:
Ornithischia
Sub-order:
Cerapoda
Infra-order:
Ceratopsia
Family:
Ceratopsidae
Genus:
Anchiceratops
Species:
ornatus
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Anchiceratops ornatus
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A large horned dinosaur. It may have used its horns to scare off predators such as Albertosaurus.
A close relative of the famous Triceratops.
