Anchiceratops was a herbivore (plant-eater) that lived in the late
Cretaceous period,
about 78 and 70 million years ago,
Anchiceratops was about 20 feet (6 meters) long. It had two long horns above
its eyes, and a shorter horn on its snout. Like other
Ceratopsian dinosaurs,
it head a bony neck frill, but Anchiceratops' neck frill is highly distinctive -
it is rectangular in shape, and edged by large triangular bony projections ("epoccipitals").
Fossils of Anchiceratops have been
found in both the United States
and Canada. The first remains
of the creature were found by the Red Deer River in Alberta,
Canada by an
expedition led by
Barnum Brown in 1912.
Barnum Brown named the animal
in 1914 - its name
means "near horned face" and was chosen in reference to
Brown's belief that
Anchiceratops was a transitional form closely related to
Monoclonius and
Triceratops.
"Anchiceratops" means "near horned face". This name was chosen by Barnum Brown in 1914.
Anchiceratops was a member of the Ornithischia ("bird-hipped") order of dinosaurs. What this means, is that although Anchiceratops was not closely related to birds, it did have similarly shaped pelvic bones.
Anchiceratops was a Ceratopsian - a member of a group of related herbivorous (plant-eating) dinosaurs with beaks, many of which had neck frills and horns as well.
Anchiceratops lived between about 78 million years ago and 70 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period.
Anchiceratops lived in North America.
Anchiceratops was a herbivore (plant-eater).
Anchiceratops was about 20 feet (6 meters) long.
Anchiceratops weighed about 2 tons.
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