ceratopsian
/ˌsɛrəˈtɒpsɪən
/ /ˌkɛrəˈtɒpsɪən/noun Palaeontology
A gregarious quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur of a group found in the Cretaceous period, including triceratops.
- Infraorder Ceratopsia, order Ornithischia.
- An alternate view, that ceratopsians and pachycephalosaurs diverged from ornithopod dinosaurs in the Late Jurassic, is more consistent with the preserved biostratigraphic evidence.
- The ornithischians (‘bird-hipped’ dinosaurs) are herbivores, and include the plated Stegosaurus, the armored Ankylosaurus, horned ceratopsians, and duck-billed hadrosaurids.
Origin
Early 20th century: from modern Latin Ceratopsia (plural) (from Greek keras, kerat- 'horn' + ops 'face') + -an.
- feather edge
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