Cerasinops was a herbivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited North America. Its fossils have been found in places such as Montana.
Quick facts about Cerasinops:
- Existed from 83.6 million years ago to 72.1 million years ago
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a herbivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- 3 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Cerasinops was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- B. J. Chinnery and J. R. Horner. 2007. A new neoceratopsian dinosaur linking North American and Asian taxa. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27(3):625-641
- C. W. Gilmore. 1939. Ceratopsian dinosaurs from the Two Medicine Formation, Upper Cretaceous of Montana. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 87(3066):1-18
- C. W. Gilmore. 1936. Fossil hunting in Montana and Wyoming. Explorations and Field-Work of the Smithsonian Institution in 1935 3382:1-4
