Koreaceratops

Korean horned face

• Korea · English (place name) · Korea, the country where it was found
• keras · Greek · horn
• ops · Greek · face

The name combines "Korea", where the fossil was found, with the Greek words for "horn" and "face", the usual ending for ceratopsian dinosaurs. It means "Korean horned face". It was chosen because this was one of the first ceratopsian dinosaurs described from the Korean Peninsula. The type species is Koreaceratops hwaseongensis, named after Hwaseong city.

Named by

Lee, Ryan and Kobayashi

Year named

2011

Period

Early Cretaceous

Stages

Aptian – Albian

Found in

Tando Basin, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

A small, basal neoceratopsian (early horned dinosaur relative) known from a partial skeleton. It had a deep tail, which has been interpreted as a possible adaptation for swimming. The stage range is approximate.