Named By: | Zhao, Cheng, Xu, Makovicky in 2006 |
Time Period: | Late Jurassic, 167.7-161.2 Ma |
Location: | China, Hebei Province, Xuanhua - Houcheng Formation |
Size: | Estimated 90 centimetres long |
Diet: | Herbivore |
Fossil(s): | Four individuals represented by partial skull and post cranial remains |
Classification: | | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Ornithischia | Marginocephalia | Ceratopsia | Chaoyangsauridae | |
Xuanhuaceratops is a genus of dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Period (dated to 167.7-161.2 million years ago). A member of the family Chaoyangsauridae, it was one of the earliest ceratopsians. The fossils were found in the Houcheng Formation of Hebei Province, northeastern China.
This dinosaur was described in a report in the journal Acta Geologica Sinica by Chinese paleontologist Zhao Xijin and colleagues. Xuanhuaceratops had previously been mentioned in press as "Xuanhuasaurus", a nomen nudum.