LegendaryAnchiceratops
Anchiceratops ornatus
ANG-kee-SERR-a-tops· “near horned face”
🦕 Dinosaur🕰️ Cretaceous🌿 herbivore🦴 Ceratopsidae
5.5 m
Length
2 m
Height
2.3 t
Weight
A horned dinosaur from Canada with a long, rectangular frill edged with bony knobs and two forward-curving brow horns. Its distinctive frill may have helped members recognise their own kind.
When
Late Cretaceous, ~72–71 million years ago
Found in
Canada
Discovered
Barnum Brown, 1914
Did you know?
- Its long, rectangular frill was rimmed with distinctive bony knobs.
- The frill's shape likely helped these dinosaurs recognise each other.
- Named 'near horned face' for traits between other ceratopsians.
Artwork: LadyofHats, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.