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| name = ''Microceratus'' |
| name = ''Microceratus'' |
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| fossil_range = [[Late Cretaceous]], {{Fossil range|90|latest=Maastrichtian|earliest=125}} |
| fossil_range = [[Late Cretaceous]], {{Fossil range|90|latest=Maastrichtian|earliest=125}} |
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| image_caption = [[Life restoration]] |
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| genus = Microceratus |
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| parent_authority = Mateus, 2008 |
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*{{extinct}}''M. sulcidens''? <small>Bohlin, 1953</small> |
*{{extinct}}''M. sulcidens''? <small>Bohlin, 1953</small> |
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'''''Microceratus''''' (meaning "small-horned") is a [[genus]] of small [[ceratopsian]] [[dinosaur]] that lived in the [[Cretaceous]] period in [[Asia]]. It walked on two legs, had short front arms, a characteristic ceratopsian [[neck frill|frill]] and beak-like mouth, and was around {{ |
'''''Microceratus''''' (meaning "small-horned") is a [[genus]] of small [[ceratopsian]] [[dinosaur]] that lived in the [[Cretaceous]] period in [[Asia]]. It walked on two legs, had short front arms, a characteristic ceratopsian [[neck frill|frill]] and beak-like mouth, and was around {{cvt|60|cm|ft}} long.<ref>{{cite book |last=Holtz |first=Thomas R. Jr. |year=2012 |title=Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages |url=http://www.geol.umd.edu/~tholtz/dinoappendix/HoltzappendixWinter2011.pdf |quote=Winter 2011 Appendix}}</ref> It was one of the first ceratopsians, or horned dinosaurs, along with ''[[Psittacosaurus]]'' in [[Mongolia]]. |
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==Discovery== |
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The [[type species]], ''Microceratops gobiensis'', was first described by Bohlin in 1953, and so was the second species, ''M. sulcidens'', which may belong to ''[[Asiaceratops]]'' instead.<ref>[[Birger Bohlin|Bohlin, B.]] (1953). ''Fossil reptiles from Mongolia and Kansu. Reports from the Scientific Expedition to the North-western Provinces of China under Leadership of Dr. Sven Hedin. VI. Vertebrate Palaeontology 6.'' The Sino-Swedish Expedition Publications 37, 113 pp</ref> However, the generic name was already preoccupied by an [[ichneumon |
The [[type species]], ''Microceratops gobiensis'', was first described by Bohlin in 1953, and so was the second species, ''M. sulcidens'', which may belong to ''[[Asiaceratops]]'' instead.<ref>[[Birger Bohlin|Bohlin, B.]] (1953). ''Fossil reptiles from Mongolia and Kansu. Reports from the Scientific Expedition to the North-western Provinces of China under Leadership of Dr. Sven Hedin. VI. Vertebrate Palaeontology 6.'' The Sino-Swedish Expedition Publications 37, 113 pp</ref> However, the generic name was already preoccupied by an [[ichneumon wasp]] (subfamily [[Cryptinae]]) with the same name. Though much of the material has since been reassigned to the genus ''[[Graciliceratops]]'', a replacement name ''Microceratus'' was created by Mateus in 2008 for the type specimen.<ref name=OM08>{{cite journal |last=Mateus |first=O |year=2008 |title=Two ornithischian dinosaurs renamed: ''Microceratops'' Bohlin 1953 and ''Diceratops'' Lull 1905 |journal=Journal of Paleontology |volume=82 |issue=2 |pages=423 |doi=10.1666/07-069.1|s2cid=86021954 }}</ref> |
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==Classification== |
==Classification== |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Late Cretaceous dinosaurs of Asia]] |
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[[Category:Fossil taxa described in 2008]] |
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| Microceratus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | †Ornithischia |
| Clade: | †Neornithischia |
| Clade: | †Ceratopsia |
| Clade: | †Neoceratopsia |
| Genus: | †Microceratus Mateus, 2008 |
| Species: | †M. gobiensis
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| †Microceratus gobiensis (Bohlin, 1953)
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Microceratops Bohlin, 1953 (preoccupied by Seyrig, 1952) | |
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Microceratus (meaning "small-horned") is a genus of small ceratopsian dinosaur that lived in the Cretaceous period in Asia. It walked on two legs, had short front arms, a characteristic ceratopsian frill and beak-like mouth, and was around 60 cm (2.0 ft) long.[1] It was one of the first ceratopsians, or horned dinosaurs, along with Psittacosaurus in Mongolia.
Discovery
[edit]The type species, Microceratops gobiensis, was first described by Bohlin in 1953, and so was the second species, M. sulcidens, which may belong to Asiaceratops instead.[2] However, the generic name was already preoccupied by an ichneumon wasp (subfamily Cryptinae) with the same name. Though much of the material has since been reassigned to the genus Graciliceratops, a replacement name Microceratus was created by Mateus in 2008 for the type specimen.[3]
Classification
[edit]Microceratus belonged to the Ceratopsia (Ancient Greek for "horned face"), a group of herbivorous dinosaurs with parrot-like beaks which thrived in North America and Asia during the Cretaceous Period,[4] which ended roughly 66 million years ago. All ceratopsians became extinct at the end of this era.
Diet
[edit]Microceratus, like all ceratopsians, was a herbivore. During the Cretaceous, flowering plants were "geographically limited on the landscape", and so it is likely that this dinosaur fed on the predominant plants of the era: ferns, cycads and conifers. It would have used its sharp ceratopsian beak to bite off the leaves or needles.[5]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Holtz, Thomas R. Jr. (2012). Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages (PDF).
Winter 2011 Appendix
- ^ Bohlin, B. (1953). Fossil reptiles from Mongolia and Kansu. Reports from the Scientific Expedition to the North-western Provinces of China under Leadership of Dr. Sven Hedin. VI. Vertebrate Palaeontology 6. The Sino-Swedish Expedition Publications 37, 113 pp
- ^ Mateus, O (2008). "Two ornithischian dinosaurs renamed: Microceratops Bohlin 1953 and Diceratops Lull 1905". Journal of Paleontology. 82 (2): 423. doi:10.1666/07-069.1. S2CID 86021954.
- ^ 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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