Prenoceratops

sloping horned face

• prenes · Greek · sloping
• keras · Greek · horn
• ops · Greek · face

Prenoceratops is a small, early horned dinosaur (leptoceratopsid) from Montana. The name combines Greek roots for "sloping", "horn" and "face", referring to the sloping profile of its face and its relationship to horned dinosaurs. The only named species is Prenoceratops pieganensis, with the species name honouring the Piegan (Blackfeet) people of the area.

Named by

Chinnery

Year named

2004

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Campanian

Found in

Two Medicine Formation, Montana, USA

A valid genus of leptoceratopsid ceratopsian, known from multiple individuals including juveniles.