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XUANHUACERATOPS
(zwan-ha-seh-ra-tops)
meaning: "Xuanhua horned face"
Xuanhuaceratops
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 |
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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.

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