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Fact Files
| Protoceratops |
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| Name |
Protoceratops andrewsi |
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Information |
Diet |
Herbivorous |
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Protoceratops was a small herbivorous dinosaur that lived during Mongolia's late cretaceous period. Undoubtedly staying together in herds, it would have had to fight off predators such as velociraptor (which it has been found in battle with by paeleontologists!). A hardy little herbivore, this dinosaur had jaws packed with teeth to help it crunch through tough vegetation. |
| Height |
2ft to shoulder |
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| Length |
6ft |
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| Weight |
400lbs |
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| Location |
Mongolia |
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| Era |
86 to 71 million years ago |
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Interesting Fact |
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It is thought that Protoceratops helped contribute to the Gryphon legend and possibly even helped inspire it! Perhaps ancient peoples found their skeletons and believed them to be the legendary Gryphon? :O |
| Name Means |
"First Horned Face" |
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| Pronunciation |
PRO-to-SEH-rah-TOPS |
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| Family |
Protoceratopsidae |
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