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Microceratus

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Quick Facts
NameMicroceratus
Diet
Weight10 kg
Length0.6 meters
Height0.25 meters
Period
Microceratus
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Microceratus was a genus of ichneumonid wasp that lived during the Late Cretaceous in what is now the Gobi Desert approximately 80 to 65 million years ago. It was described in 1953 by Birger Bohlin as Microceratus, meaning "little horn-faced," and was an appropriately small ceratopsian.

It was the smallest dinosaur of its time, only 2 feet long, 10 inches tall and approximately 15 pounds. Not much was known about this dinosaur, but it belonged to the ceratopsian family. It was a herbivorous animal that ate ferns, cycads and conifers. It had no teeth, but had a bill-like mouth used to chew on leaves or needles. Like its larger relatives such as the well-known Triceratops, it had a characteristic ceratopsian ornament. It was a bipedal dinosaur or stood on two legs. 

What did Microceratus eat?

Microceratus was a herbivorous animal that ate ferns, cycads and conifers.

When did the Microceratus live?

Microceratus was a genus of ichneumonid wasp that lived during the Late Cretaceous in what is now the Gobi Desert approximately 80 to 65 million years ago.

How big was Microceratus?

Microceratus was the smallest dinosaur of its time, at only 2 feet long, 10 inches tall, and approximately 15 pounds.

Where did they live?

When did they live?

What was your diet?

Who discovered them?

What kind of dinosaurs are they?

What type of species are they?

  • Mateus, O (2008). "Two ornithischian dinosaurs renamed: Microceratops Bohlin 1953 and Diceratops Lull 1905". Journal of Paleontology 82 (2): 423. 
  • Barry Cox, Colin Harrison, R.J.G. Savage, and Brian Gardiner. (1999): The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Creatures: A Visual Who's Who of Prehistoric Life. pg. 162 Simon & Schuster.
  • David Norman . (2001): The Big Book Of Dinosaurs. pg. 317, 318, 319 and 326, Walcome books.
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Fun Facts

  • The name Microceratus means "little horn face".
  • It was a bipedal dinosaur.
  • It was a plant-eating dinosaur.
  • It has no teeth, but it has a mouth like a bill.
  • Microceratus belonged to the ceratopsian family.

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