Yamaceratops dorngobiensis Yamaceratops

"Etymology TBD"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Yamaceratops 5 m (16.4 ft) long
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Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (100–66 Mya)
Place
Mongolia
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Dinosauria

Yamaceratops is a genus of primitive ceratopsian that lived during the Late Cretaceous in what is now Mongolia. The genus contains a single species, Y. dorngobiensis. It was a relatively small dinosaur, with an estimated length of 50 cm and weighing around 2 kg.

What we know

  • Named by Makovicky & Norell, 2006.
  • Fossils found in Mongolia.