Asiaceratops

Name: Asiaceratops ‭(‬Asian horned face‭)‬.
Phonetic: A-se-ah-seh-rah-tops.
Named By: L.A.‭ ‬Nessov,‭ ‬L F.‭ ‬Kaznyshkina‭ & ‬G.O.‭ ‬Cherepanov‭ ‬-‭ ‬1989.
Classification: Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Marginocephalia,‭ ‬Ceratopsia.
Species: A.‭ ‬salsopaludalis‭ (‬type‭)‬,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬sulcidens.‭
Diet: Herbivore.
Size: Uncertain.
Known locations: China,‭ ‬Mongolia and Uzbekistan‭ ‬-‭ ‬Khodzhakul Formation.
Time period: Cenomanian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Partial fragmentary remains of several individuals.

       Very little‭ ‬is known about Asiaceratops because the currently known fossils of this dinosaur are so fragmentary that some researchers have even questioned the validity of the genus.

Further reading
-‭ [‬Mesozoic ceratopsian dinosaurs and crocodiles of central Asia‭]‬.‭ ‬In:‭ ‬Bogdanova and Khozatskii‭ (‬eds.‭)‬,‭ ‬Theoretical and Applied Aspects of Modern Palaeontology pp‭ ‬144-154.‭ ‬-‭ ‬L.A.‭ ‬Nessov,‭ ‬L F.‭ ‬Kaznyshkina‭ & ‬G.O.‭ ‬Cherepanov‭ ‬-‭ ‬1989.

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