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Ajkaceratops: Beast of the Week
18 January 2026 EN prehistoricbeastoftheweek

Ajkaceratops: Beast of the Week

Hungary Cretaceous Late Cretaceous fossil Ajkaceratops

This week we will be checking out a unique dinosaur that lived in an even more unique environment.  Let's talk about Ajkaceratops kozmai!Ajkaceratops was a small plant-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now Hungary during the late Cretaceous period, about 85 million years ago.  From beak to tail it likely measured a little over 3 feet (1m) long.  The genus name translates to "Ajka Horned Face", referencing the town in Hungary near where its fossils were found.  Watercolor of Ajkaceratops by C

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