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Leptoceratopsidae

Koreaceratops

"Korean horned face"

Generic ceratopsian body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Koreaceratops 1.3 m (4.3 ft) long
as long as 2 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic ceratopsian body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Koreaceratops
Length
1.3 m (4.3 ft)
Period
Early Cretaceous (103.5–102.5 Mya)
Place
South Korea
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Leptoceratopsidae

Koreaceratops (“Korean horned face”) is a genus of basal ceratopsian dinosaur discovered in Albian-aged (Early Cretaceous) rocks of South Korea.

What we know

  • Named by Lee, Ryan & Kobayashi, 2011.
  • Body length estimated at about 1.3 m.
  • Fossils found in South Korea.

What we guess

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