Zuniceratops

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Zuniceratops Timeline:

Zuniceratops was a herbivore (plant-eater) that lived from 93 to 89 million years ago

Related Information & Resources

• Ceratopsian Dinosaurs
  
  
• Cretaceous Period - Zuniceratops lived between about 93 million years ago and 89 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period
  
  
• Dinosaur Names
  
  
• Dinosaur Types
  
  
• Marginocephalia Dinosaurs
  
  
• North American Dinosaurs - Zuniceratops lived in North America.
  
  
• Ornithischian Dinosaurs
  
  
• Zuniceratops Pictures

Zuniceratops Facts

1. Zuniceratops was a genus of dinosaur.
   
   
2. "Zuniceratops" means "Zuni horned face" - "Zuni" refers to a native American tribe that live nearby to where this dinosaur was first discovered.
   
   
3. Zuniceratops was a member of the Ornithischia ("bird-hipped") order of dinosaurs. What this means, is that although Zuniceratops was not closely related to birds, it did have similarly shaped pelvic bones.
   
   
4. Zuniceratops 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. Zuniceratops lived between about 93 million years ago and 89 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period.
   
   
6. Zuniceratops lived in North America.
   
   
7. Zuniceratops was a herbivore (plant-eater).
   
   
8. Zuniceratops was about 10 to 11 feet (3 to 3.4 meters) long.
   
   
9. Zuniceratops weighed about 220 to 330 pounds (100 to 150 kilograms).

Zuniceratops Pictures and Posters

An Adult Zuniceratops Compared to a Modern Adult White Rhinoceros 16" X 12" Photographic Print Artist: Stocktrek Images.

A Zuniceratops Wanders a Cretaceous Forest 16" X 12" Photographic Print Artist: Stocktrek Images.

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Zuniceratops Books

New Perspectives on Horned Dinosaurs: The Royal Tyrrell Museum Ceratopsian Symposium (Life of the Past) Indiana University Press Released: 2010-06-22 Hardcover (656 pages) List Price: $110.00* Lowest New Price: $65.00* Lowest Used Price: $167.36* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 08:39 Pacific 17 May 2012 More Info) Click Here Product Description: 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.

Dinosaur Alphabet By Harry S. Robins Frog Children's Books Released: 2006-10-30 Hardcover (80 pages) List Price: $18.95* Lowest New Price: $12.99* Lowest Used Price: $0.99* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 08:39 Pacific 17 May 2012 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Renowned muralist and illustrator Harry Robins captures the world of dinosaurs with vivid, four-color artwork and charming verses structured around the 26 letters of the alphabet. Each of the quatrains (one for each letter of the alphabet) accompanies a detailed illustration portraying a different dinosaur, and starts with an ornamental capital letter incorporating another depiction of the creature. Both informative and playful, the book takes readers young and old from A for Allosaurus to Z for Zuniceratops. Robins works from the latest scientific information about the dinosaurs shown, and an engaging "Notes" section provides background on each of the verses.

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