Protoceratops
genus · Granger and Gregory 1923 · accepted · extinct
2 descendant taxa · 38 fossil sites · 6 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
121.4–66 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
6 rock formations
Fossil record
38 sites
0 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 55 million years, from 121.4 to 66 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 66 million years old — that is roughly 220 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Protoceratops was named in 1923 (Granger and Gregory 1923) — 103 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 6 named rock formations.
- This group contains 2 named taxa, including 2 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).