Asiaceratops

Asian horned face

• Asia · Latin/Greek (geographic) · Asia, the continent
• keras (kerat-) · Greek · horn
• ops · Greek · face

The name combines "Asia", the continent where the fossils were found, with the Greek words for "horn" and "face". It is a reference to the horned-dinosaur (ceratopsian) group it belongs to and to its Asian origin. The ending "-ceratops" is a widely used suffix for ceratopsians.

Named by

Nessov and Kaznyshkina

Year named

1989

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stages

Albian – Cenomanian

Found in

Khodzhakul Formation, Kyzylkum Desert, Uzbekistan

A small, early ceratopsian known from fragmentary remains. The type species is Asiaceratops salsopaludalis. Its exact classification and validity are uncertain because the material is scanty, and some researchers regard it as doubtful. Please verify the details if you need them for formal work.