Albertaceratops

Name: Albertaceratops

Pronounced: Al-ber-tah-seh-rah-tops

Meaning: Alberta horned face

Type: Ceratopsian

Length: 6 Meters

Diet: Herbivore

Period: Late Cretaceous

Years: 80 - 75 million years ago

Location: Canada

Description: Albertaceratops is a genus of ceratopsid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous Period, about 77-75 million years ago. It was a medium to large-sized herbivore, with an estimated length of about 23-26 feet and a weight of about 2-3 tons. Albertaceratops had a large, triangular head with a strong beak and a bony frill on the back of its skull. It also had a pair of long, curved horns on its frill, as well as a pair of long, curved horns on its snout. Albertaceratops had a sturdy, quadrupedal build, with four sturdy legs and a long, heavy tail. Its body was probably covered in a layer of tough, scaly skin. Albertaceratops was discovered in Canada in the 1980s, and was named by paleontologists in 1989. It is considered a relatively primitive ceratopsid, and is thought to be closely related to other early ceratopsids such as Leptoceratops and Protoceratops. Albertaceratops is known from a number of well-preserved fossil specimens, including several partial skeletons and skulls, which have helped paleontologists learn more about the anatomy and behavior of this dinosaur.

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