Xuanhuaceratops
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Xuanhuaceratops (meaning "Xuanhua horned face"[1]) is a genus of dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Period. The genus was in 2006 dated to the Tithonian, 150.8-145.5 million years ago.[2] A member of the family Chaoyangsauridae, it was one of the earliest ceratopsians.[3][4][1] The fossils were found in the Houcheng Formation of Hebei Province, northeastern China.[1]
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Xuanhuaceratops | |
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Reconstructed head of Xuanhuaceratops niei | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | †Ornithischia |
Clade: | †Ceratopsia |
Family: | †Chaoyangsauridae |
Genus: | †Xuanhuaceratops Zhao et al., 2006 |
Type species | |
†Xuanhuaceratops niei Zhao et al., 2006 |
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