Protoceratops

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Protoceratops Timeline:

Protoceratops was a herbivore (plant-eater) that lived from 85 to 80 million years ago

Related Information & Resources

• Protoceratops - A Cretaceous herbivore with a beak and neck frill

• Asian Dinosaurs - Protoceratops lived in Mongolia.
  
  
• Ceratopsian Dinosaurs
  
  
• Cretaceous Period - Protoceratops lived between about 85 million years ago and 80 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period
  
  
• Dinosaur Names
  
  
• Dinosaur Types
  
  
• Marginocephalia Dinosaurs
  
  
• Ornithischian Dinosaurs

Protoceratops Facts

1. Protoceratops was a genus of dinosaur.
   
   
2. "Protoceratops" means "first horned face" (recognizing the fact it was one of the earliest ceatopsian dinosaurs with many primitive features).
   
   
3. Protoceratops was a member of the Ornithischia ("bird-hipped") order of dinosaurs. What this means, is that although Protoceratops was not closely related to birds, it did have similarly shaped pelvic bones.
   
   
4. Protoceratops 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.
   
   
5. Protoceratops lived between about 85 million years ago and 80 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period.
   
   
6. Protoceratops lived in Mongolia.
   
   
7. Protoceratops was a herbivore (plant-eater).
   
   
8. Protoceratops was typically about 6 feet (2 meters) long, although some animals grew as long as 9 feet (2.7 meters).

Protoceratops Pictures and Posters

Protoceratops 24" X 18" Giclee Print Artist: English School.

Battle Between an Egg-Robbing Oviraptor and a Mother Protoceratops 24" X 18" Giclee Print Artist: Helen Haywood.

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Protoceratops Toys

Protoceratops Toysmith Released: 2006-09-08 Toy List Price: $12.99 Lowest New Price: $12.95 (As of 14:20 Pacific 3 Jul 2009 More Info) Click Here Protoceratops Action Figure Age 3+ Product Description: Great for kids. These items are not only toys, but an educational series of hand painted replicas that reveals the prehistoric world. These museum quality dinosaurs feature high-detail painting and come with a fossil stand. Each dinosaur action figure is fully poseable with up to eighteen points of articulation. These toys have bendable tails, bite action jaws, rotating heads and moveable legs. These dinosaur action figures are made of a durable solid PVC plastic

Discovery Kids - 3" Smart Animals 2 Pack - Cretaceous T-Rex and Protoceratops Discovery Toy Lowest New Price: $8.95 (As of 14:20 Pacific 3 Jul 2009 More Info) Click Here 4" T-Rex and 2" Protoceratops Scan with Scanopedia sold separately for sounds and facts Product Description: Discovery Kids 3" Smart Animals 2 pack. Use with Scanopedia electronic talking animal encyclopedia. Scan logo for sound FX, fun facts and quizzes about each animal! Each figures unlocks 8 bonus animals in Scanopedia. (*scanodedia not included. sold separately.)

Protoceratops Dinosaur Holztiger Toy Lowest New Price: $10.75 (As of 14:20 Pacific 3 Jul 2009 More Info) Click Here Age: 3+ Measurements: length 4.75 x width 1.75 x depth 1 inches Made in Germany Product Description: Holztiger Dinosaurs make sure that playing and learning stimulates a child`s imagination, the forms of the figures are reduced to the minimum. The results are timeless and beautifully stylized wooden animals, which allow a child`s imagination to develop fully while playing and having fun. So when you buy a wooden toy made by HOLZTIGER, you can be sure that it is not only durable and ecologically sound, but that it also meets the highest quality requirements.

Kristal 830 Expedition CL - Large Velociraptor-Protoceratops Duel Kristal Toy Lowest New Price: $19.99 (As of 14:20 Pacific 3 Jul 2009 More Info) Click Here Made with the Best Quality Material with your child in mind. Product Description: Velociraptor and Protoceratops - Carefully dig into a block of sediment rock and unearth the skeletal remains of two dinosaurs locked in their mortal combat. Will yield a 12" x 9" fossil slab. Then restore your treasure with the tools and accessories included in each kit. Contents: excavation block, excavation and restoration tools, instructions. Pack size: 12.5" x 9.5" x 2.25" Ages: 7 plus.

I Dig Dinosaurs T-Rex Fossil Excavation Adventure Toy I Dig Toy List Price: $23.99 Lowest New Price: $14.16 (As of 14:20 Pacific 3 Jul 2009 More Info) Click Here Uncover the pieces of a replica stone slab Sturdy cardboard stand Ages 8 and up. Product Description: The I Dig Dinosaurs T-Rex Fossil Excavation Adventure Toy turns kids into junior paleontologists with a steel hammer and chisel to dig up the fossilized remains of a Tyrannosaurs Rex from the Dinostone Glacial Rock! After digging the remains out, kids can put together the skeleton and use the included cord to display it on cardboard stand. Includes authentic digging tools and an instruction booklet with dinosaur facts.

classic wooden protoceratops Holztiger Toy   Product Description: Pint-sized paleontologists will have endless fun with this friendly fossil. Lovingly handcrafted by a German toy maker, he's solid hardwood, hand-painted with non-toxic water-based paints. No small parts to worry about; all edges have been softened. 4¼" x 1½". Collect the whole prehistoric gang! Ages 3 and up. Imported.

Protoceratops Books

Pair of Protoceratops By Bernard Most Harcourt Children's Books Hardcover (36 pages; 1) List Price: $11.00 Lowest New Price: $11.70 Lowest Used Price: $4.57 (As of 14:20 Pacific 3 Jul 2009 More Info) Click Here Product Description: A pair of protoceratops engage in such activities as packing for preschool, partying with pals, and peeling potatoes.

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