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Avaceratops
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Avaceratops was a herbivore (plant-eater) that lived in the late
Cretaceous period,
about 80 to 75 million years ago,
Avaceratops was comparatively small compared to
most other
Ceratopsian dinosaurs,
about 7½ feet (2,3 meters) long.
Like other
Ceratopsian dinosaurs,
Avaceratops had a neck frill, however
unlike most of its relatives, the neck frill was solid,
with no openings (fenestrae).
The lack of fenestrae is in fact a feature also found in
Triceratops,
so it is possible that Avaceratops was ancestral to
Triceratops.
The first
fossils
of Avaceratops were found in the Judith River Formation in
Montana
by Eddie Cole
in
1981.
The animal was formally named by Peter Dodson
in
1986,
its name being partly in honor of Cole's wife, Ava -
its name means "Ava's horned face".
Avaceratops was a herbivore (plant-eater) that lived from 80 to 75 million years ago
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Avaceratops Facts
Here is a summary of some of the key facts about Avaceratops:
- Avaceratops was a genus of dinosaur.
- It is possible that Avaceratops was an ancestor to Triceratops.
- "Avaceratops" means "Ava's horned face" - it is named after Ava Cole, the wife of its discoverer, Eddie Cole.
- Avaceratops was a member of the Ornithischia ("bird-hipped") order of dinosaurs. What this means, is that although Avaceratops was not closely related to birds, it did have similarly shaped pelvic bones.
- Avaceratops 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.
- Avaceratops lived between about 80 million years ago and 75 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period.
- Avaceratops lived in North America.
- Avaceratops was a herbivore (plant-eater).
- Avaceratops was about 7½ feet (2.3 meters) long.
- Avaceratops weighed about 700 pounds (320 kilograms).
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Avaceratops Books
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By Peter Dodson
Brand: Princeton University Press
Released: March 30th, 1998
Paperback (360 pages)
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The Horned Dinosaurs- Manufacturer: Princeton University Press
- Brand: Brand: Princeton University Press
- ISBN: 0691059004
- EAN: 9780691059006
Details:- Paperback
- Number of Pages: 360
- Author: Peter Dodson
- Publication Date: March 30th, 1998
- Release Date: March 30th, 1998
Physical Description:- Size: 9.25 Inches by 6.0 Inches by 1.0 Inches
- Weight: 1.15 Pounds
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Avaceratops Toys
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KALA The Dinosaur Figure, Triceratops- Manufacturer: Kala
- Brand: Kala
- Model: 23335440
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Details:- Product Category: Office Product
Physical Description:- Size: 1.0 Inches by 5.0 Inches by 5.0 Inches
- Weight: 0.26 Pounds
- Color: A
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