Prenoceratops

Pree-noe-seh-rah-tops.
By John Stewart
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Stewart, J. (2014, June 18). Prenoceratops. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/prenoceratops/

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Name

Prenoceratops ‭(‬bent horned face‭)‬.

Phonetic

Pree-noe-seh-rah-tops.

Named By

Brenda J.‭ ‬Chinnery‭ ‬-‭ ‬2004.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Ceratopsia,‭ ‬Leptoceratopsidae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬pieganensis‭

Size

Roughly about‭ ‬2.75‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬Montana‭ ‬-‭ ‬Two Medicine Formation.

Time Period

Campanian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Remains of several individuals.

In Depth

       A close relative of the better known ceratopsian dinosaur Leptoceratops,‭ ‬Prenoceratops can be told apart by the skull which has a greater slope to the skull than that seen in Leptoceratops.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Description of Prenoceratops pieganensis gen et sp.‭ ‬nov.‭ (‬Dinosauria:‭ ‬Neoceratopsia‭) ‬from the Two Medicine Formation of Montana.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬24‭ (‬3‭)‬:‭ ‬572‭–‬590.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Brenda J.‭ ‬Chinnery‭ ‬-‭ ‬2004.

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