Asia Cerapoda Ceratopsia Coronosauria Dinosauria Genasauria Late Cretaceous Marginocephalia Neoceratopsia Neornithischia Ornithischia Protoceratopsidae

Protoceratops hellenikorhinus

Dinosaur: Protoceratops hellenikorhinus

Cretaceous: 83.6–72.1 Ma

TRIASSIC

JURASSIC

CRETACEOUS

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Type: Ceratops

*Length:**	2.6 m	8.5 ft
*Weight:**	195 kg	430 lb

ESR: 3 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Area: Asia

Period

Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Lambert et al.
Year: 2001

Distribution

Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Inner Mongolia
Formation: Bayan Mandahu

Classification

Dinosauria
Ornithischia
Genasauria
Neornithischia
Cerapoda
Marginocephalia
Ceratopsia
Neoceratopsia
Coronosauria
Protoceratopsidae

Sources

Material: At least several individuals (mostly skulls).
References: Lambert, O, Godefroit, P, Li, H, Shang, C.-Y. & Dong, Z.-M. (2001). "A new species of Protoceratops (Dinosauria, Neoceratopsia) from the Late Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia (P. R. China)".