Lamaceratops

lama horned face

• lama · Tibetan/Mongolian (via English) · lama, Buddhist monk
• keras · Greek · horn
• ops · Greek · face

The name is thought to combine "lama" (a reference to Mongolian Buddhist lamas) with the Greek roots for "horned face", the usual ending for horned dinosaurs. It was given to a small horned dinosaur from Mongolia. I am not certain of the exact reasoning the author gave for the name.

Named by

Alifanov

Period

Late Cretaceous

Found in

Mongolia

A small horned dinosaur (basal neoceratopsian, ceratopsian group) from Mongolia. I am unsure of the year it was named, its exact stage and formation, its current taxonomic status, and whether it is regarded as a valid genus or a synonym of another Mongolian ceratopsian such as Bagaceratops. Please check these details against a specialist source.