Yamaceratops Makovicky and Norell 2006 (ceratopsian)

Reptilia - Ornithischia

Full reference: P. J. Makovicky and M. A. Norell. 2006. Yamaceratops dorngobiensis, a new primitive ceratopsian (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Cretaceous of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 3530:1-42

Parent taxon: Neoceratopsia according to M. Son et al. 2022

See also Alifanov 2008, Amiot et al. 2010, Farke et al. 2014, Jin et al. 2009, Makovicky and Norell 2006, Morschhauser et al. 2019 and Zheng et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Aquilops, Archaeoceratops, Archaeoceratopsidae, Asiaceratops, Auroraceratops, Beg, Ceratopsomorpha, Chaoyangsauridae, Coronosauria, Graciliceratops, Liaoceratops, Mosaiceratops, Protoceratopoidea

Subtaxa: Yamaceratops dorngobiensis

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Type: Yamaceratops dorngobiensis

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Khugenetjavkhlant (Cretaceous of Mongolia)

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