Udanoceratops

Pronunciation:
oo-dahn-oh-serra-tops
Name meaning:
'Udan [Sayr] horned face'

© Andrey Atuchin

Type of dinosaur:
ceratopsian
Diet:
herbivorous
When it lived:
Late Cretaceous, 81-75 million years ago
Found in:
Mongolia

Udanoceratops is known from a partial skull and postcranial skeleton. This 'ceratops' had hardly any head frill.

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Ornithischia, Ceratopsia, Neoceratopsia
Named by:
Kurzanov (1992)
Type species:
tschizhovi