Ceratopsidae
Ceratopsidae (sometimes spelled Ceratopidae) is a family of dinosaurs including Triceratops, Torosaurus, and Styracosaurus. All known species were quadrupedal herbivores from the Upper Cretaceous, mainly of Western North America (though Sinoceratops is known from Asia[1] as well as possible fossils in Japan, and Kazakhstan) and are characterized by beaks and elaborate horns and frills. The group is divided into two subfamilies (see Taxobox).
| Ceratopsids Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, | |
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| Triceratops prorsus skeleton, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. | |
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| Centrosaurus "nasicornus" skeleton, Palaeontological Museum Munich | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Order: | †Ornithischia |
| Parvorder: | †Coronosauria |
| Superfamily: | †Ceratopsoidea |
| Family: | †Ceratopsidae Marsh, 1888 |
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References
- Xu, X.; Wang, K.; Zhao, X. & Li, D. (2010). "First ceratopsid dinosaur from China and its biogeographical implications". Chinese Science Bulletin. 55 (16): 1631–1635. doi:10.1007/s11434-009-3614-5. S2CID 128972108.
Other websites
Media related to Ceratopsidae at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Ceratopsidae at Wikispecies
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