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Ceratopsian Dinosaurs
The Ceratopsia (meaning "horned faces")
are an infraorder of herbivorous (plant-eating) dinosaurs, that
were characterized by having beaks.
Early members of this infraorder, such as
Psittacosaurus,
were bipedal (walking on two legs).
Later Ceratopsians tended to be much larger and quadrupedal (walking on
four legs), often had elaborate neck frills and facial horns,
and included dinosaurs such as
Triceratops
and
Styracosaurus.
Ceratopsians first appeared during the
late
Jurassic period
and survived until the
end of the
Cretaceous period.
At the end of the
Cretaceous.
about 65 million years ago,
the last Ceratopsians, along with all the other remaining non-avian dinosaurs,
died out during a
mass extinction.
The Ceratopsia infraorder, together with the infraorders of
Pachycephalosauria ("thick-headed lizards")
and
Ornithopoda ("bird feet"),
form the the suborder Cerapoda of the
Ornithischian
dinosaurs.
Ceratopsians are sometimes grouped together with
Pachycephalosaurs
as the Marginocephalia ("fringed heads"), since the
these two infraorders share some common features and appear to be related.
The skull of Ceratopsians is the most common part of
the animal to be preserved as a
fossil
(in contrast to other dinosaurs, where the skulls are often not found).
Indeed, a number of species of Ceratopsians are known only from
their skulls.
Ceratopsian skulls:
Ceratopsian Dinosaur Timeline:
Ceratopsian dinosaurs first appeared during the late Jurassic, about 156 million years ago, and survived until the end of the Cretaceous period, about 65 million years ago
Types of Ceratopsian Dinosaur
Here is a list of some Ceratopsian dinosaurs:
Related Information & Resources
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Ceratopsian Dinosaur Books
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Indiana University Press
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Easily distinguished by the horns and frills on their skulls, ceratopsians were one of the most successful of all dinosaurs. This volume presents a broad range of cutting-edge research on the functional biology, behavior, systematics, paleoecology, and paleogeography of the horned dinosaurs, and includes descriptions of newly identified species. |
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Horns and Beaks completes Ken Carpenter's series on the major dinosaur types. As with his volumes on armored, carnivorous, and sauropodomorph dinosaurs, this book collects original and new information, reflecting the latest discoveries and research on these two groups of animals. The Ornithopods include Iguanodon, one of the first dinosaurs ever discovered and analyzed, and perhaps the most common and best-documented group, the hadrosaurs or "duckbilled dinosaurs." The Ceratopsians include Triceratops, known for its distinctive three-horned skull and protective collar. Contributors are Michael K. Brett-Surman, Kathleen Brill, Kenneth Carpenter, Benjamin S. Creisler, Tony DiCroce, Andrew A. Farke, Peter M. Galton, David Gilpin, Thomas M. Lehman, Nate L. Murphy, Christopher J. Ott, Gregory S. Paul, Xabier Pereda Suberbiola, Albert Prieto-Marquez, Bruce Rothschild, José Ignacio Ruiz-Omeñaca, Darren H. Tanke, Mark Thompson, David Trexler, and Jonathan R. Wagner. |
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By Charles Whitney Gilmore
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The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: Govt. Print. Off., 1917; Subjects: Reptiles, Fossil; Dinosaurs; Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Dinosaurs |
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| Ceratopsians, including: Triceratops, Torosaurus, Chasmosaurus, Protoceratops, Ceratopsia, Ceratopsidae, Pentaceratops, Nedoceratops, Styracosaurus, ... Liaoceratops, Psittacosaurus, Zuniceratops |
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Hephaestus Books represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Hephaestus Books continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. This particular book is a collaboration focused on Ceratopsians.
More info: Ceratopsia or Ceratopia ( or ; Greek: "horned faces") is a group of herbivorous, beaked dinosaurs which thrived in what are now North America and Asia, during the Cretaceous Period, although ancestral forms lived earlier, in the Jurassic. Early members such as Psittacosaurus were small and bipedal. Later members, including ceratopsids like Centrosaurus and Triceratops, became very large quadrupeds and developed elaborate facial horns and a neck frill. While the frill might have served to protect the vulnerable neck from predators, it may also have been used for display, thermoregulation, the attachment of large neck and chewing muscles or some combination of the above. Ceratopsians ranged in size from 1 meter (3 ft) and 23 kilograms (50 lb) to over 9 meters (30 ft) and 5,400 kg (12,000 lb). |
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By Beatriz Scaglia
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Dominant for over 160 million years during the Triassic Period through the Cretaceous Period, Dinosaurs were a diverse and varied grouping of animals, including over 9,000 bird species. Dinosaur fossils have been found on every continent and paleontologists and paleobiologists continue to gather information on the different species. Some were herbivores, others carnivorous, some bipedal, others quadrupedal and other had wings to fly. This book explores the Ornithopod, Ceratopsian, Pachycephalosaur and Thyreophoran dinosaurs classified by largest and smallest size categories.
Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. |
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By Peter Dodson
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The horned dinosaurs, a group of rhinoceros-like creatures that lived 100 to 65 million years ago, included one of the greatest and most popular dinosaurs studied today: Triceratops. Noted for his flamboyant appearance--marked by a striking array of horns over the nose and eyes, a long bony frill at the back of the head, and an assortment of lumps and bumps for attracting females--this herbivore displayed remarkable strength in its ability to fight off Tyrannosaurus rex. It was also among the last dinosaurs to walk the earth. In telling us about Triceratops and its relatives, the Ceratopsia, Peter Dodson here re-creates the sense of adventure enjoyed by so many scientists who have studied them since their discovery in the mid-nineteenth century. From the badlands of the Red Deer River in Alberta to the Gobi Desert, Dodson pieces together fossil evidence to describe the ceratopsians themselves--their anatomy, biology, and geography--and he evokes the human dimension of their discovery and interpretation. An authoritative survey filled with many original illustrations, this book is the first comprehensive presentation of horned dinosaurs for the general reader. Dodson explains first the fascinating ways in which the ceratopsians dealt with their dangerous environment. There follows a lesson on ceratopsian bone structure, which enables the reader quickly to grasp the questions that still puzzle scientists, concerning features such as posture, gait, footprints, and diet. Dodson evenhandedly discusses controversies that continue, for example, over sexual dimorphism and the causes of the dinosaurs' disappearance. Throughout his narrative, we are reminded that dinosaur study is a human enterprise. We meet the scientists who charmed New York high society into financing expeditions to Mongolia, home of Triceratops' predecessors, as well as those who used their poker winnings to sustain paleontology expeditions. Rich in fossil lore and in tales of adventure, the world of the Ceratopsia is presented here for specialists and general readers alike. |
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