Archaeoceratops was a herbivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited Asia. Its fossils have been found in places such as Gansu (China) and Gansu (China).
Quick facts about Archaeoceratops:
- Existed from Aptian Age to Albian Age
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a herbivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- 3 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Archaeoceratops was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- Z. Dong. 1997. On small theropods from Mazongshan area, Gansu Province, China. In Z. Dong (ed.), Sino-Japanese Silk Road Dinosaur Expedition. China Ocean Press, Beijing
- Z. Dong. 1997. On the crocodiles from the Mazongshan area, Gansu Province, China. In Z. Dong (ed.), Sino-Japanese Silk Road Dinosaur Expedition. China Ocean Press, Beijing
- H.-L. You and K. Tanoue. 2010. A new species of Archaeoceratops (Dinosauria: Neoceratopsia) from the Early Cretaceous of the Mazongshan area, northwestern China. In M. J. Ryan, B. J. Chinnery-Allgeier, D. A. Eberth (eds.), New Perspectives on Horned Dinosaurs: The Royal Tyrrell Museum Ceratopsian Symposium. Indiana University Press, Bloomington
