OrnithischiaNeoceratopsiaIVPP 11114

Archaeoceratops oshimai

Archaeoceratops oshimai skeletal reconstruction, left lateral view, reconstructed length ~1 m.
Scale bar = 10 centimeters
Taxon
Archaeoceratops oshimai Dong & Azuma, 1997
Specimen
IVPP 11114
Reconstructed length
~1 m (3.5 feet)
View
Left lateral
Drawing
© Scott Hartman
Drawn
2005, revised 2026
Clade
  1. Ornithischia
  2. Neornithischia
  3. Marginocephalia
  4. Ceratopsia
  5. Neoceratopsia

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A small, early relative of the horned dinosaurs, Archaeoceratops lived in the Early Cretaceous of China. At roughly a meter (3 feet) long, it still walked on two legs and had a modest bony frill, though it lacked the horns of its later, larger relatives.

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