Breviceratops

Brev-e-seh-rah-tops.
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Cassidy Wood

Paleoentomologist

Cassidy Wood uncovers the tiny yet significant world of prehistoric insects. Her research on amber-preserved specimens has revealed intricate details about ancient ecosystems.

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Name

Breviceratops ‭(‬Short horn face‭)‬.

Phonetic

Brev-e-seh-rah-tops.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Cerapoda,‭ ‬Ceratopsia.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

B.‭ ‬kozlowskii‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Mongolia‭ ‬-‭ ‬Barun Goyot Formation.

Time Period

Campanian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Remains of a few juveniles.

In Depth

       Originally named as a species of Protoceratops,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬kozlowskii,‭ ‬Breviceratops was established as a distinct genus of ceratopsian dinosaur in‭ ‬1990.‭ ‬There has been much speculation that Breviceratops may actually be synonymous with the genus Bagaceratops,‭ ‬though some researchers have pointed out notable differences between the holotype of Breviceratops and the known specimens of Bagaceratops.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Protoceratopsidae‭ (‬Dinosauria‭) ‬of Asia.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Palaeontologica Polonica‭ ‬33:‭ ‬133‭–‬181.‭ ‬-‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Maryańska‭ & ‬H.‭ ‬Osm�lska‭ ‬-‭ ‬1975. -‭ ‬A new Late Cretaceous protoceratopsid genus from Mongolia.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Palaeontological Journal,‭ ‬24:‭ ‬85-91.‭ ‬-‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Kurzanov‭ ‬-‭ ‬1990.

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