Auroraceratops
Extinct genus of dinosaurs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Auroraceratops, meaning "dawn horned face", is a genus of bipedal basal neoceratopsian dinosaur, from the Early Cretaceous (Aptian age) of north central China. The etymology of the generic name refers to its status as an early ceratopsian and also to Dawn Dodson, wife of Peter Dodson, one of the palaeontologists who described it.
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Auroraceratops | |
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Partially prepared specimen of A. rugosus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | †Ornithischia |
Clade: | †Neornithischia |
Clade: | †Ceratopsia |
Clade: | †Neoceratopsia |
Genus: | †Auroraceratops You et al., 2005 |
Species: | †A. rugosus |
Binomial name | |
†Auroraceratops rugosus You et al., 2005 | |
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