Protoceratops andrewsi
species · Granger and Gregory 1923 · accepted · extinct
19 fossil sites · 3 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous
85.7–72.2 million years ago
Found where
1 country
3 rock formations
Fossil record
19 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 14 million years, from 85.7 to 72.2 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 72.2 million years old — that is roughly 241 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Protoceratops andrewsi was named in 1923 (Granger and Gregory 1923) — 103 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 3 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).