Leptoceratops was a herbivore. It lived in the Late Cretaceous period and inhabited North America. Its fossils have been found in places such as Alberta (Canada), Wyoming and Wyoming.
Quick facts about Leptoceratops:
- Existed from Maastrichtian Age to 66 million years ago
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a herbivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- 7 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Leptoceratops was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- C. J. Ott. 2007. Cranial anatomy and biogeography of the first Leptoceratops gracilis (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) specimens from the Hell Creek Formation, southeast Montana. In K. Carpenter (ed.), Horns and Beaks: Ceratopsian and Ornithopod Dinosaurs
- J. H. Ostrom. 1978. <i>Leptoceratops gracilis</i> from the "Lance" Formation of Wyoming. Journal of Paleontology 52(3):697-704
- M. C. McKenna and J. D. Love. 1970. Local stratigraphic and tectonic significance of Leptoceratops, a Cretaceous dinosaur in the Pinyon Conglomerate, northwestern Wyoming. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 700(D):D55-D61
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