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Chaoyangsauridae

Xuanhuaceratops

"Xuanhua horned face"

Generic ceratopsian body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Xuanhuaceratops 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 Xuanhuaceratops
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Jurassic (150.8–145.5 Mya)
Place
China
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Chaoyangsauridae

Xuanhuaceratops (meaning “Xuanhua horned face”) is a genus of dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Period. The genus was in 2006 dated to the Tithonian, 150.8-145.5 million years ago. A member of the family Chaoyangsauridae, it was one of the earliest ceratopsians. The fossils were found in the Houcheng Formation of Hebei Province, northeastern China.

What we know

  • Named by Zhao et al., 2006.
  • Fossils found in China.

What we guess

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