Gobiceratops

Gobi horned face

• Gobi · Mongolian · Gobi Desert (waterless place)
• keras · Greek · horn
• ops · Greek · face

The name combines "Gobi", for the Gobi Desert region of Mongolia where the fossil was found, with the Greek words for "horn" and "face". It is a name in the style of other horned-dinosaur names such as Triceratops, and it means "Gobi horned face". The type species is G. minutus, and "minutus" refers to its small size.

Named by

Alifanov and Saveliev

Year named

2014

Period

Late Cretaceous

Found in

Alagteeg Formation, Gobi Desert, Mongolia

A small ceratopsian (horned dinosaur) known from a very small, young-looking skull. Some researchers have suggested it may be a juvenile of another Mongolian ceratopsian such as Bagaceratops, so its status as a distinct genus is debated. The formation, age and author are given with moderate confidence.