Liaoceratops

Name: Liaoceratops

Pronounced: Le-ow-seh-rah-tops

Meaning: Liaoning horned face

Type: Ceratopsian

Length: 0.9 Meters long

Diet: Herbivore

Period: Early Cretaceous

Years: 127-121 million years ago

Location: China

Description: Liaoceratops is a small ceratopsid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, around 85 million years ago. It is known from a single specimen found in the Liaoning Province of China, which consists of a partial skull and some vertebrae. The skull of Liaoceratops was short and wide, with a large parietal shield on the back of the head. It had a large, triangular horn above its eyes, as well as smaller horns on the nose and cheek regions. Liaoceratops was likely a herbivore, and may have used its horns and strong jaw muscles to defend itself against predators or to fight with other members of its own species. Despite its small size, Liaoceratops was an important member of the ceratopsid family, which includes some of the most well-known and iconic dinosaurs, such as Triceratops and Styracosaurus.

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