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ceratopsian

DEFINITIONS OF: ceratopsian

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n any of several four-footed herbivorous dinosaurs with enormous beaked skulls; of the late Cretaceous in North America and Mongolia

Synonyms:
horned dinosaur
Types:
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protoceratops
small horned dinosaur
triceratops
huge ceratopsian dinosaur having three horns and the neck heavily armored with a very solid frill
styracosaur, styracosaurus
an unusual ceratopsian dinosaur having many large spikes around the edge of its bony frill and a long nose horn; late Cretaceous
psittacosaur, psittacosaurus
primitive dinosaur actually lacking horns and having only the beginning of a frill; long hind limbs and short forelimbs; may have been bipedal
Type of:
ornithischian, ornithischian dinosaur
herbivorous dinosaur with a pelvis like that of a bird
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