ASIACERATOPS
a leptoceratopsid ceratopsian dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Uzbekistan.
Pronunciation: AY-zhuh-SEH-ruh-tops
Meaning: Asian horned face
Author/s: Nesov
et al. (
1989)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: Khodzhakul, Uzbekistan
Discovery Chart Position: #340
Asiaceratops salsopaludalis
(Asian Horn Face of the Marsh)Etymology
Asiaceratops combines a reference to Asia with the Greek "keras" (horn) and "ops" (face).
The
species epithet,
salsopaludalis, means "of the salt marsh" in Latin.
Discovery
The firstremains of
Asiaceratops were discovered at "locality SH-25" in the Khodzhakul Formation, Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan by Lev Alexandrovitch Nessov in 1974-75.
The
holotype (CCMGE 9/12457) is a partial left maxilla (tooth-bearing bone of the upper jaw).
Estimations
Timeline:
Era: Mesozoic
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Cenomanian
Age range: 99-94 mya
Stats:
Est. max. length: 1.8 meters
Est. max. hip height: ?
Est. max. weight: 15 Kg
Diet: Herbivore
Asiaceratops
salsopaludalis
References
• Nessov LA, Kaznyshkina LF and Cherepanov GO (1989) "Mesozoic ceratopsian dinosaurs and crocodiles of the Mesozoic of Middle Asia". Page 144-154 in Bogdanova and Khozatsky (eds.) "Theoretical and applied aspects of modem paleontology" (In Russian).
• Nessov LA (1995) "Dinozavri severnoi Yevrazii: Novye dannye o sostave kompleksov, ekologii i paleobiogeografii" (
Dinosaurs of Northern Eurasia: New data about assemblages, ecology and paleobiogeography). Institute for Scientific Research on the Earth's Crust, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg: 1- 156.
(English translation by Tatayana Platonova.)
• Bohlin B (1953) "Fossil reptiles from Mongolia and Kansu".
Reports from the Scientific Expedition to the North-western Provinces of China under Leadership of Dr. Sven Hedin. VI. Vertebrate Palaeontology 6. The Sino-Swedish Expedition Publication 37:1-113.
• You H and Dodson P (2004) "Basal Ceratopsia". Page 478-493 in Weishampel, Dodson and Osmolska (eds.) "
The Dinosauria: Second Edition".
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