PRONUNCIATION: |
a-vih-MY-mus |
TRANSLATION: |
Bird Mimic |
ALSO KNOWN AS: |
n/a |
DESCRIPTION: |
Herbivore, Quadrupedal |
ORDER: |
Ornithischia |
SUBORDER: |
Marginocephalia |
INFRAORDER: |
Ceratopsia |
MICRO-ORDER: |
Neoceratopsia |
SUPERFAMILY: |
n/a |
FAMILY: |
Ceratopsidae |
HEIGHT: |
n/a |
LENGTH: |
6.6 feet (2 meters) |
WEIGHT: |
n/a |
PERIOD: |
Late Cretaceous |
NOTES: |
Compared to more well-known ceratopsians, who measured up to 30 feet (9 meters), Avaceratops was very small. In fact, some suggest that it was actually a juvenile example of another species. |
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