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Name
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Proceritops
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Meaning
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First horned face
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Pronunciation
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pro-toe-ser-a-tops
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Found in
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Mongolia, Asia
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Anatomy
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Bill-like mouth
Wide neck frill that grew out of its big, heavy
skull.
Powerful jaw muscles to frill to help chew food.
Making it harder for predators to attack it.
Had a clawed foot.
Longer back legs, which were powerful.
Shorter front legs with five toes.
Bump on the snout may have been used for protection or mating. |
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Length
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2.7 meters
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Height
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Weight (mass)
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180 kilograms
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Locomotion
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Quadruped
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Food preference
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Herbivore
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Time period
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Late cretaceous (about 70 million years ago)
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Type of hip
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Bird hipped
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Dinosaur group
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Ornithiscia
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Remains
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The first fossilized eggs found in 1923 in Mongolia.
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