Avaceratops was a small ceratopsian herbivorous dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of North America about 80 to 75 million years ago. A single skeleton was found in 1981 in the Judith River Formation of Montana. It was named in honor of Ava Cole by Peter Dodson. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It had a solid fringe at the back of the skull and a short, deep snout and a thick, powerful lower jaw. It was considered a small species compared to most other ceratopsian dinosaurs. It was a herbivore that probably ate low vegetation, which would have been mostly on ferns, cycads and low-growing conifers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avaceratops lived alongside hadrosaurs, pachycephalosaurs, ankylosaurs, hypsilophonts, dromaeosaurs, crocodiles, turtles, champsosaurs and small mammals. Avaceratops was about 2.3 meters long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does the name Avaceratops mean?<\/strong>
Avaceratops derives from the ancient Greek for \"horned face\".<\/p> <\/div>
When did Avaceratops live?<\/strong>
Avaceratops was a small ceratopsian herbivorous dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of North America about 80 to 75 million years ago.\u00a0<\/p> <\/div>
Who found the Avaceratops?<\/strong>
Avaceratops was unearthed in 1981 by fossil dealer Eddie Cole in Montana's Judith River Formation on the Careless Creek Ranch land owned by rancher Arthur J. Lammers.<\/p> <\/div>
What did Avaceratops eat?<\/strong>
Avaceratops was a herbivore that probably ate low vegetation, which would have been mostly ferns, cycads and low-growing conifers.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\t\n\t