Ceratopsidae
Ceratopsidae (sometimes spelled Ceratopidae) is a family of dinosaurs including Triceratops, Torosaurus, and Styracosaurus. All known species were quadrupedal herbivores from the Upper Cretaceous, mainly of Western North America (though Sinoceratops is known from Asia[1] as well as possible fossils in Japan, and Kazakhstan)[source?] and are characterized by beaks and elaborate horns and frills. The group is divided into two subfamilies (see Taxobox).
Ceratopsids Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,
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Triceratops prorsus skeleton, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. | |
Centrosaurus "nasicornus" skeleton, Palaeontological Museum Munich | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | Ornithischia |
Parvorder: | Coronosauria |
Superfamily: | Ceratopsoidea |
Family: | Ceratopsidae Marsh, 1888 |
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Ceratopsidae Media
The Natural History Museum of Utah, located on the University of Utah campus at its new Rio Tinto Building home, is best known for its excellent collection of fossils (especially dinosaur fossils) as well as emphasis on the place of humans in the greater ecosystem. Skulls of horned herbivore dinosaurs.
References
- ↑ Xu, X.; Wang, K.; Zhao, X. & Li, D. (2010). "First ceratopsid dinosaur from China and its biogeographical implications". Chinese Science Bulletin. 55 (16): 1631–1635. doi:10.1007/s11434-009-3614-5. S2CID 128972108.
Other websites
- Media related to Ceratopsidae at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Ceratopsidae at Wikispecies