Genus
Valid Extinct

Sinoceratops

Xu et al. 2010
Etymology Tête cornue de Chine

Sinoceratops is an extinct genus of ceratopsian dinosaur that lived from 77.3 to 73.5 million years ago during the latter part of the Cretaceous Period in what is now Shandong province in China. It was named in 2010 by Xu Xing et al. for three skulls from Zhucheng, China. The name of the type species Sinoceratops zhuchengensis means "Chinese horned face from Zhucheng", after the location of its discovery. Sinoceratops was a medium-sized, averagely-built, ground-dwelling, quadrupedal herbivore. It could grow up to an estimated 5 metres (16 ft) in length and weigh up to 2 tonnes.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling Terrestrial
Sinoceratops
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PBDB Wikipedia
Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
Ornithischia Unranked clade
Neornithischia Unranked clade
Pyrodontia Unranked clade
Cerapoda Unranked clade
Marginocephalia Unranked clade
Ceratopsia Suborder
Ceratopsidae Family
Centrosaurinae Subfamily
Sinoceratops Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Hongtuya
1
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Sinoceratops zhuchengensis 84 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
X. Xu, K.-B. Wang, and X.-J. Zhao, D.-J. Li. 2010. First ceratopsid dinosaur from China and its biogeographical implications. Chinese Science Bulletin 55(16):1631-1635 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
X. Xu, K.-B. Wang, and X.-J. Zhao, D.-J. Li. 2010. First ceratopsid dinosaur from China and its biogeographical implications. Chinese Science Bulletin 55(16):1631-1635 DOI ↗