Asiaceratops Asiaceratops

"Asian horned face"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Asiaceratops 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Early Cretaceous (125–99 Mya)
Place
Asia · China · Mongolia · Uzbekistan
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Dinosauria

Asiaceratops (meaning “Asian horned face”) is a genus of herbivorous ceratopsian dinosaur. It lived during the Early-Late Cretaceous. The type species, A. salsopaludalis is known from Uzbekistan, while A. sulcidens is known from China and Mongolia.

What we know

  • Named by Nesov et al., 1989.
  • Fossils found in Asia and China.