OrnithischiaNeoceratopsia

Auroraceratops rugosus

Auroraceratops rugosus skeletal reconstruction, left lateral view, reconstructed length ~1.2 m.
Scale bar = 25 centimeters
Taxon
Auroraceratops rugosus You, Li, Ji, Lamanna & Dodson, 2005
Reconstructed length
~1.2 m (4 feet)
View
Left lateral
Drawing
© Scott Hartman
Drawn
2012, revised 2022
Clade
  1. Ornithischia
  2. Neornithischia
  3. Marginocephalia
  4. Ceratopsia
  5. Neoceratopsia

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A small basal relative of horned dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous of Gansu, China. Growing to around 1.2 meters/4 feet in length, its skull had a small crest at the back, and pointy cheek bosses, although it was otherwise hornless. Small relatives of horned dinosaurs have been suggested to have lived in enlarged burrows or dens when not out foraging for food.

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