Yamaceratops was a herbivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited Asia. Its fossils have been found in places such as Dornogovi (Mongolia).
Quick facts about Yamaceratops:
- Existed from Santonian Age to 83.6 million years ago
- Lived in a sediment
- Was a herbivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- Only one specimen has been found by paleontologists
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Yamaceratops was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- P. J. Makovicky and M. A. Norell. 2006. Yamaceratops dorngobiensis, a new primitive ceratopsian (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Cretaceous of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 3530:1-42
- Y. Lee, L. L. Jacobs, and P. J. Currie, R. Barsbold. 2023. Narrative of the Korea-Mongolian International Dinosaur expeditions (KID) 2006–2010 with scientific results. In Y. Lee (ed.), Windows into Sauropsid and Synapsid Evolution: Essays in Honor of Louis L. Jacobs. South Korea: Dinosaur Science Center Press.
