Leptoceratops gracilis

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Leptoceratops gracilis was a small, hornless ceratopsian dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of North America, characterized by its parrot-like beak and robust, low-slung body.

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Leptoceratops 1
Leptoceratops gracilis canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceratopsian dinosaur
neoceratopsian
ornithischian dinosaur
species
bodyBuild robust
bodyPosture low-slung
bodySize small
clade Ceratopsia
class Reptilia
coexistedWith Triceratops
surface form: Triceratops horridus

Tyrannosaurus
surface form: Tyrannosaurus rex
couldMoveBipedally true
describedBy Barnum Brown
diet herbivorous
ecologicalRole small herbivore
estimatedLength about 2 to 2.5 meters
estimatedMass about 70 to 200 kilograms
extinctionStatus extinct
family Leptoceratopsidae
feedingAdaptation strong jaws for chewing tough vegetation
forelimbStructure short but strong forelimbs
fossilFoundIn Alberta
Canada
Montana
Saskatchewan
United States of America
surface form: United States

Wyoming
genus Leptoceratops gracilis self-linksurface differs
surface form: Leptoceratops
geologicalFormation Hell Creek Formation
Lance Formation
Scollard Formation
hasBeakType parrot-like beak
hasBodyPlan quadrupedal
hasFrill small bony frill
hasHorn false
hindlimbStructure longer hindlimbs than forelimbs
kingdom Animalia
livedInAge Maastrichtian
livedInContinent North America
livedInPeriod Late Cretaceous
locomotion primarily quadrupedal with facultative bipedality
order Ornithischia
phylum Chordata
superorder Dinosauria
tailType long tail
taxonRank species
toothType leaf-shaped cheek teeth
typeLocality Scollard Formation
yearDescribed 1914

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Hell Creek Formation containsFossil Leptoceratops gracilis
Leptoceratops gracilis genus Leptoceratops gracilis self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Leptoceratops