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Leptoceratopsidae

Helioceratops

Generic ceratopsian body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Helioceratops 5 m (16.4 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic ceratopsian body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Helioceratops
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Early Cretaceous (145–100 Mya)
Place
China
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Leptoceratopsidae

Helioceratops is a genus of herbivorous neoceratopsian dinosaur from the Middle Cretaceous of China.

What we know

  • Named by Jin L. et al., 2009.
  • Fossils found in China.

What we guess

The reconstruction notes for Helioceratops — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.