- genus Protoceratops
- nounsmall horned dinosaurs• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Ceratopsia, ↑suborder Ceratopsia
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genus Protoceratops
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Protoceratops — Taxobox name = Protoceratops fossil range = Late Cretaceous image width = 200px image caption = Protoceratops skeleton at Wyoming Dinosaur Center. regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida superordo = Dinosauria ordo = Ornithischia … Wikipedia
protoceratops — noun Etymology: New Latin, from prot + Ceratops, a genus more at ceratopsian Date: 1979 any of a genus (Protoceratops) of small herbivorous ceratopsian dinosaurs of the late Cretaceous that lacked horns … New Collegiate Dictionary
protoceratops — Any member of a genus of quadrupedal dinosaurs found as fossils in Gobi deposits of the Cretaceous period (144–65 million years ago). The hind limbs were more strongly developed than the forelimbs; the back was arched. Adults were about 7 ft (2… … Universalium
reptile genus — noun a genus of reptiles • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Chelonia, ↑genus Chelonia, ↑Caretta, ↑genus Caretta, ↑Lepidochelys, ↑genus Lepidochelys, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
dinosaur — /duy neuh sawr /, n. 1. any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals. 2. something that is… … Universalium
Ceratopsia — noun horned dinosaurs • Syn: ↑suborder Ceratopsia • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Marginocephalia, ↑suborder Marginocephalia, ↑marginocephalian … Useful english dictionary
suborder Ceratopsia — noun horned dinosaurs • Syn: ↑Ceratopsia • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Marginocephalia, ↑suborder Marginocephalia, ↑marginocephalian … Useful english dictionary
Velociraptor — This article is about the dinosaur. For the Kasabian album, see Velociraptor!. For other uses, see Raptor (disambiguation). Vertebrata Velociraptor Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 75–71 Ma … Wikipedia
Oviraptor — Craniata Oviraptor Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 75 Ma … Wikipedia
Ceratopsia — Unikonta Ceratopsians Temporal range: Late Jurassic – Late Cretaceous, 156–65 Ma … Wikipedia
