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Anchiceratops

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Anchiceratops

Anchiceratops ornatus

HerbivoreLate CretaceousCeratopsian

Pronunciation

An-chi-seh-ra-tops

Meaning

Near horned face

Type

Ceratopsian

Length

4 - 6 meters long

Period

Late Cretaceous

Years

74 - 70 million years ago

Location

Canada

Diet

Herbivore

About Anchiceratops

Anchiceratops is a genus of ceratopsid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous Period, about 72-66 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. Anchiceratops 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. Anchiceratops 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.

Anchiceratops was discovered in Canada in the early 1900s, and was named by paleontologists in 1914. It is considered a relatively primitive ceratopsid, and is thought to be closely related to other early ceratopsids such as Leptoceratops and Protoceratops. Anchiceratops 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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