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Leptoceratopsidae

Unescoceratops koppelhusae

Generic ceratopsian body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Unescoceratops 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 Unescoceratops
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (76.5–75 Mya)
Place
Canada · Alberta, Canada
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Leptoceratopsidae

Unescoceratops is a genus of leptoceratopsid ceratopsian dinosaurs known from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta, southern Canada. It contains a single species, Unescoceratops koppelhusae.

What we know

  • Named by Ryan et al., 2012.
  • Fossils found in Canada and Alberta, Canada.

What we guess

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