Unescoceratops

U-ness-coe-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. (2016, January 6). Unescoceratops. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/unescoceratops/

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Name

Unescoceratops ‭(‬UNESCO horned face‭)‬.

Phonetic

U-ness-coe-seh-rah-tops.

Named By

Michael J.‭ ‬Ryan,‭ ‬David C.‭ ‬Evans,‭ ‬Philip J.‭ ‬Currie,‭ ‬Caleb M.‭ ‬Brown‭ & ‬Don Brinkman‭ ‬-‭ ‬2012.

Classification

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

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

U.‭ ‬koppelhusae‭ (‬type‭)‬

Size

Uncertain but estimated to have been around‭ ‬2‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Canada,‭ ‬Alberta‭ ‬-‭ ‬Dinosaur Park Formation.

Time Period

Campanian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial left dentary‭ (‬one of the lower jaw bones‭)‬.

In Depth

       Initially shelved for not being diagnostic enough,‭ ‬Unescoceratops was finally named in‭ ‬2012.‭ ‬The name is derived from UNESCO,‭ ‬the United Nations Educational,‭ ‬Scientific and Cultural Organization.‭ ‬Unescoceratops is particularly noted for having some of the roundest teeth of all known leptoceratopsian dinosaurs.‭ ‬The paper that described Unescoceratops also including the description of another leptoceratopsid called Gryphoceratops.

Further Reading

Further reading- New leptoceratopsids from the Upper Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada. – Cretaceous Research 35(1):69-80. – M. J. Ryan, D. C. Evans, P. J. Currie, C. M. Brown & D. Brinkman – 2012.

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