Graciliceratops
GRASS-ih-lih-SERR-ah-tops /ˌɡræsɪlɪˈsɛrətɒps/
Accepted genus
slender horned face
- gracilis · Latin · slender
- keras · Greek · horn
- ops · Greek · face
The name combines the Latin "gracilis" (slender) with the Greek "keras" (horn) and "ops" (face). It means "slender horned face". It refers to the animal's lightly built body. It was a small, early ceratopsian from Mongolia, and it was not a large horned dinosaur like Triceratops. The type species is G. mckennai, which honors the paleontologist Malcolm McKenna.
- Named by
- Sereno
- Year named
- 2000
- Period
- Late Cretaceous
- Found in
- Mongolia (Sheeregeen Gashoon locality, Bayan Shireh Formation)
A small basal neoceratopsian. The type species is Graciliceratops mckennai. It is known from limited material, and its exact age and relationships are debated.