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protoceratopsAny member of a genus of quadrupedal dinosaurs found as fossils in Gobi deposits of the Cretaceous period (144–65 million years ago). The hind limbs were more strongly developed than the forelimbs; the back was arched. Adults were about 7 ft (2 m) long and probably weighed about 400 lbs (180 kg). The skull was about one-fifth the body length. Bones in the skull grew backward into a perforated frill. The jaws were beaklike and toothed. There may have been a hornlike structure on top of the snout. Long spines on the well-developed tail suggest that protoceratops was semiaquatic. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In "Sandstorm Struggle" a Velociraptor combats a Protoceratops, which is based on a fossil discovery where the dinosaurs' bodies were found together. Of course, Will's translator and reluctant companion, Protoceratops Chaz, is ordered to accompany him. As he stepped from his vehicle, Novacek nearly tripped over the skeleton of an 80 million-year-old Protoceratops, a pony-sized dinosaur. |
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